FBC Weather Update

Weather Bulletin
Issued from the National Weather Forecasting Centre Nadi
at 10:45am on Thursday the 9th of April 2020

Situation: Severe Tropical cyclone Harold centre 940hpa category 5 was located near 22.7 south 174.5 west or about 490 kilometres east-southeast of Ono-I-Lau at 9.00am today. The cyclone continues to move further away from the Fiji group at about 40 km/hr.

Forecast to midnight tomorrow for the Fiji group:
Occasional showers and few thunderstorms with heavy falls expected over Southern Lau group. Elsewhere, cloudy periods with few showers.
Showers gradually easing and clearing from tonight.
Moderate to fresh south to southwesterly winds. Winds becoming predominantly southeast from later tomorrow.

Moderate to rough seas.
Outlook for Saturday : Cloudy periods with brief showers over the eastern parts and interior of the larger islands. Elsewhere, fine apart from possible afternoon or evening showers.

For Navua / Suva / Nausori :
Cloudy periods with few showers.
Outlook for Saturday : Cloudy periods with brief showers.

For Sigatoka/Coral Coast:
Cloudy periods with few showers.
Outlook for Saturday: Fine apart from possible afternoon or evening showers.

For Nadi / Lautoka / Ba :
Cloudy periods with few showers.
Outlook for Saturday : Fine apart from possible afternoon or
evening showers.

For Tavua/ Rakiraki:
Cloudy periods with few showers.
Outlook for Saturday: Fine apart from possible afternoon or evening showers.

For Labasa :
Cloudy periods with few showers.
Outlook for Saturday : Fine apart from possible afternoon or evening showers.

For Savusavu : Cloudy periods with few showers.
Outlook for Saturday : Cloudy periods with brief showers.

For Lau / Lomaiviti Group:
Occasional showers and few thunderstorms with heavy falls expected over Southern Lau group. Elsewhere, cloudy periods with few showers.
Outlook for Saturday: Cloudy periods with brief showers.

For Kadavu:
Cloudy periods with few showers.
Outlook for Saturday: Cloudy periods with brief showers.

For Rotuma : A STRONG WIND WARNING PREVIOUSLY IN FORCE LAND AREAS AND WATERS OF ROTUMA IS NOW CANCELLED.

Situation: A convergence zone with associated cloud and showers lies
slow moving in the vicinity of Rotuma.

Occasional showers, heavy at times and few thunderstorms.
Moderate to fresh northwest winds, gusty at times.
Moderate to rough seas. Moderate northwest swells.
Outlook for Saturday : Some showers.