Special Weather Bulletin Number ONE FOR FIJI ON TROPICAL CYCLONE LUSI ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI at 1:56pm on Tuesday the 11th of March 2014 TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT A TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT IS NOW IN FORCE FOR YASAWA AND MAMANUCA GROUP, WESTERN HALF OF VITI LEVU, KADAVU AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS. A DAMAGING HEAVY SWELL WARNING IS NOW IN FORCE FOR YASAWA AND MAMANUCA GROUP, WESTERN HALF OF VITI LEVU, KADAVU AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS. A STRONG WIND WARNING IS NOW IN FORCE FOR YASAWA AND MAMANUCA GROUP, VITI LEVU, KADAVU AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS. TROPICAL CYCLONE LUSI CATEGORY 2 CENTRE 985HPA WAS LOCATED NEAR 15 DECIMAL 9 SOUTH 168 DECIMAL 0 EAST OR ABOUT 1030 KM WEST-NORTHWEST OF NADI AT 12 NOON TODAY MOVING TOWARDS THE EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 07 KM/HR. POSITION FAIR. CLOSE TO THE CENTRE THE CYCLONE IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 90 KM/HR WITH MOMENTARY GUSTS TO 130 KM/HR. THE CYCLONE IS INTENSIFYING AND EXPECTED TO REACH CATEGORY 3 IN THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK, THE CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO BE LOCATED ABOUT 650 KM WEST OF NADI AT MIDDAY TOMORROW AND 360 KM SOUTHWEST OF NADI AT MIDDAY THURSDAY. FOR THE YASAWA AND MAMANUCA GROUP, WESTERN HALF OF VITI LEVU, KADAVU AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS: EXPECT STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS POSSIBLY INCREASING TO DAMAGING GALE FORCE BY THURSDAY. RAIN BECOMING FREQUENT AND HEAVY WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. DAMAGING HEAVY SWELLS. FLOODING INCLUDING SEA FLOODING OF LOW-LYING COSTAL AREAS POSSIBLE. FOR THE REST OF FIJI: STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WITH AVERAGE SPEED OF 40 KM/HR AND MOMENTARY GUSTS TO 75KM/HR. OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS FROM TONIGHT. FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS LIKELY. The following information is provided especially for the mariners: FOR YASAWA AND MAMANUCA WATERS, VATU-I-RA PASSAGE, SOUTHWEST VITI LEVU, KADAVU PASSAGE: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. WINDS POSSIBLY INCREASING TO GALE FORCE WITH HIGH SEAS FROM TOMORROW. DAMAGING HEAVY SWELLS. FOR THE REST OF FIJI WATERS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY NORTHWEST SWELLS. THE NEXT SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN FOR FIJI ON TROPICAL CYCLONE LUSI WILL BE ISSUED AT AROUND 8PM TONIGHT.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 03:13:24 +0000
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