#89 Postby Crostorm » Thu Dec 06, 2007 6:44 pm
From the RSMC-Nadi Tropical Cyclone Centre
Special Weather Bulletin Number FIFTEEN for Fiji ON SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE DAMAN
ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI at 10:55am on Friday the 7th of December 2007
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN FORCE FOR THE NORTHERN YASAWA GROUP, NORTHEASTERN VITI LEVU, LOMAIVITI GROUP, TAVEUNI, VANUA LEVU, NORTHERN LAU GROUP, AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS.
A STORM WARNING IS IN FORCE FOR THE SOUTHERN YASAWA GROUP, CENTRAL PARTS OF VITI LEVU, AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS.
A GALE WARNING IS IN FORCE FOR THE REST OF FIJI.
SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE DAMAN CENTRE 940HPA [CATEGORY 4] WAS LOCATED NEAR 15 DECIMAL 5 SOUTH 177 DECIMAL 4 EAST OR ABOUT 135 KILOMETRES NORTH OF YASAWA OR 185 KILOMETRES NORTHWEST OF NABOUWALU OR 235 KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF LABASA AT 10AM TODAY. CLOSE TO ITS CENTRE, THE CYCLONE IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE AVERAGE WINDS UP TO 175 KM/HR WITH MOMENTARY GUSTS UP TO 250 KM/HR. THE CYCLONE IS NOW MOVING EAST ABOUT 20 KM/HR BUT EXPECTED TO CURVE SOUTHEAST LATER.
FOR THE NORTHERN YASAWA GROUP, NORTHEASTERN VITI LEVU, LOMAIVITI GROUP, TAVEUNI, VANUA LEVU, NORTHERN LAU GROUP, AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS, WINDS INCREASING TO DAMAGING GALE FORCE THIS EARLY AFTERNOON, STRENGTHENING FURTHER TO DESTRUCTIVE STORM FORCE AND THEN TO VERY DESTRUCTIVE HURRICANE FORCE WITH AVERAGE SPEEDS OF UPTO 175 KM/HR WITH MOMENTARY GUSTS TO 250 KM/HR LATER TODAY.
FOR THE SOUTHERN YASAWA GROUP, CENTRAL PARTS OF VITI LEVU, AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS, WINDS INCREASING TO DAMAGING GALE FORCE LATER TODAY. WINDS STRENGTHENING FURTHER TO DESTRUCTIVE STORM FORCE WITH AVERAGE SPEEDS OF UPTO 120 KM/HR WITH MOMENTARY GUSTS TO 170 KM/HR FROM TONIGHT.
OVER THE REST OF FIJI, WINDS INCREASING TO DAMAGING GALE FORCE OF 65 TO 85 KM/HR WITH MOMENTARY GUSTS TO 110 KM/HR FROM TONIGHT.
EXPECT WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS, RIVERS AND STREAMS. SEA FLOODING OF LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS, ESPECIALLY AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE.
FOR ROTUMA.
NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS FRESH AND GUSTY. PERIODS OF RAIN HEAVY AT TIMES AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELLS,
The following information is provided especially for the mariners:EXPECT WINDS OF VERY DESTRUCTIVE HURRICANE FORCE WITHIN 35 MILES OF CYCLONE CENTRE WITH PHENOMINAL SEAS. DESTRUCTIVE STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 55 MILES OF CENTRE WITH VERY HIGH SEAS. DAMAGING GALE FORCE WINDS TO 90 MILES WITH VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS. DAMAGING HEAVY
SWELLS.
THE NEXT SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN FOR FIJI WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 2PM TODAY
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