A heavy rain warning previously in force for southwest Viti Levu and nearby smaller islands, Kadavu and nearby smaller islands is now cancelled.

Severe Tropical Cyclone Gita was located about 515km southwest of Nadi at 9:00am.

The cyclone is moving west-westsouth at about 15km/hr further away from Fiji.

For southwest Viti Levu and nearby smaller islands, Kadavu and nearby smaller islands occasional showers are expected.

Localised heavy falls may lead to flash flooding of low lying areas.