Kiribati Weather

Kiribati and Banaba Weather Bulletin issued from NWFC Nadi Jan 211131 UTC. A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR THE WATERS OF WESTERN KIRIBATI AND OVER WATERS OF NORTHERN LINE ISLANDS. A COASTAL INUNDATION ALERT REMAINS IN FORCE FOR KIRIBATI. Situation: The Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone [ITCZ] affects the northern part of Northern Line Islands and extends westward just to the north of western Kiribati. Meanwhile, a moist easterly wind flow prevails over the country. Forecast to midnight tonight for Kiribati Expect sea flooding of low lying coastal areas especially during high tides. Over waters of Western Kiribati and Northern Line Islands: Easterly winds 20 to 25 knots. Over land areas of Western Kiribati and Northern Line Islands: Moderate to fresh easterly winds, gusty at times. Rough seas. For the rest of Kiribati: Moderate to fresh easterly winds. Moderate to rough seas. Western Kiribati: Cloudy periods with some showers and possible isolated thunderstorm about and north of Butaritari. Fine weather elsewhere. Northern Line Islands: Occasional showers over the northern part. Fine apart from brief showers elsewhere. Phoenix Islands: Cloudy periods with some showers. Southern Line Islands: Fine apart from brief showers. Further outlook: Expect sea flooding of low lying coastal areas especially during high tides. Western Kiribati: Cloudy periods with some showers and possible isolated thunderstorm about and north of Butaritari. Fine weather elsewhere. Northern Line Islands: Cloudy periods with brief showers. Phoenix Islands: Cloudy periods with brief showers. Southern Line Islands: Fine apart from brief showers. For Tarawa: Expect sea flooding of low lying coastal areas especially during high tides. Fine weather. Further outlook: Expect sea flooding of low lying coastal areas especially during high tides. Fine weather. For Banaba: Situation: A moist easterly wind flow prevails over the island. Fine weather. Moderate to fresh easterly winds. Moderate to rough seas. Further outlook: Fine apart from brief showers.
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