A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN FORCE FOR YASAWA GROUP, YADUA,GALOA, KIA, MALI, WESTERN HALF OF VANUA LEVU AND NORTHERN HALF OF VITI LEVU.<\/p>\n
A STORM WARNING IS IN FORCE FOR THE MAMANUCA GROUP, THE REST OF VITI LEVU, THE REST OF VANUA LEVU, CIKOBIA, TAVEUNI AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS AND THE LOMAIVITI GROUP.<\/p>\n
A GALE WARNING IS IN FORCE FOR ROTUMA, KADAVU AND THE LAU GROUP.A STORM SURGE AND DAMAGING HEAVY SWELL WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR COASTAL WATERS OF ROTUMA, YASAWA AND MAMANUCA GROUP, VITI LEVU, VANUA LEVU AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS,
TAVEUNI AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS, LOMAIVITI AND LAU GROUP.<\/p>\n
A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR THE REST OF FIJI.<\/p>\n
A HEAVY RAIN WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR THE WHOLE OF FIJI.<\/p>\n
A FLASH FLOOD ALERT REMAINS IN FORCE FOR LOW LYING AREAS.<\/p>\n
SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE YASA CENTRE 913 HPA CATEGORY 5 WAS LOCATED NEAR 15.1 SOUTH 175.3 EAST OR ABOUT 300 KILOMETRES NORTHWEST OF YASAWA-I-RARA, 370 KILOMETRES NORTHWEST OF NADI AND 340 KILOMETRES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF ROTUMA AT 10:00PM(NZT) YESTERDAY.<\/p>\n
CLOSE TO ITS CENTRE THE CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO HAVE AVERAGE WINDS UP TO 230 KM\/HR WITH MOMENTARY GUSTS TO 325 KM\/HR.<\/p>\n
THE CYCLONE IS MOVING EAST-SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 15 KM\/HR.ON THIS TRACK, THE CYCLONE CENTRE IS EXPECTED TO BE LOCATED ABOUT 110 KILOMETRES NORTHWEST OF YASAWA-I-RARA, ABOUT 200 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF NADI AND 380 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF ROTUMA AT 10:00AM TODAY\u00a0 AND ABOUT 110 KILOMETRES NORTH OF SUVA, ABOUT 110 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF LABASA AND 100 KILOMETRES WEST NORTHWEST OF KORO AT 10.00PM.<\/p>\n
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS ARE LIKELY TO BEGIN A SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE THE CYCLONE CENTRE PASSES OVERHEAD OR NEARBY.<\/p>\n
FOR YASAWA GROUP, NORTHERN HALF OF VITI LEVU [FROM NADI TO RAKIRAKI TO KOROVOU], WESTERN AND NORTHERN HALF OF VANUA LEVU[INCLUDING WHOLE OF BUA THROUGH TO LEKUTU, DREKETI, THROUGH TO SEAQAQA TO LABASA, THROUGH TO WAINIKORO AND TO UDU POINT], YADUA, GALOA, KIA AND MALI.<\/p>\n
EXPECT VERY DESTRUCTIVE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS UPTO 230KM\/HR WITH MOMENTARY GUSTS UPTO 325KM\/HR.<\/p>\n
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS EXPECTED.<\/p>\n
PHENOMENAL SEAS AND DAMAGING HEAVY SWELLS.<\/p>\n
STORM SURGE WITH SEA FLOODING OF LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS EXPECTED DURING HIGH TIDES, WITH STORM SURGE HEIGHTS UP TO 3 METERS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST WHEN THE CYCLONE CENTRE PASSES NEARBY.<\/p>\n
FOR MAMANUCA GROUP, THE REST OF VITI LEVU, THE REST OF VANUA LEVU, CIKOBIA, TAVEUNI AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS AND THE LOMAIVITI GROUP.<\/p>\n
EXPECT DESTRUCTIVE STORM FORCE WINDS UP TO 110KM\/HR WITH MOMENTARY GUSTS UPTO 155 KM\/HR.<\/p>\n
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS EXPECTED.<\/p>\n
PHENOMENAL SEAS AND DAMAGING HEAVY SWELLS.<\/p>\n
STORM SURGE WITH SEA FLOODING OF LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS EXPECTED DURING HIGH TIDES, WITH STORM SURGE HEIGHTS UP TO 3 METERS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST WHEN THE CYCLONE CENTRE PASSES NEARBY.FOR ROTUMA, KADAVU AND THE LAU GROUP.<\/p>\n
EXPECT DAMAGING GALE FORCE WINDS WITH AVERAGE SPEEDS UPTO 85KM\/HR WITH MOMENTARY GUSTS UPTO 120KM\/HR.<\/p>\n
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.<\/p>\n
FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS EXPECTED.<\/p>\n
PHENOMENAL SEAS AND DAMAGING HEAVY SWELLS.<\/p>\n
STORM SURGE WITH SEA FLOODING OF LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS EXPECTED DURING HIGH TIDES, WITH STORM SURGE HEIGHTS UP TO 3 METERS EXPECTED
ALONG THE COAST WHEN THE CYCLONE CENTRE PASSES NEARBY.<\/p>\n
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