Curly's daily summary of Savusavu weather forecasts plus Tropical Cyclone Watch;-

Friday 24 March 2017 Curly's Daily Summary of

Savusavu Weather Forecasts, Tropical Cyclone Watch!!!

The following is Curly's  brief collective summary of Weather after reviewing all or part of the following;-.

Fiji Met Forecasts, Sopac, GFS gribs ,,MetVuw, ZY Gribs; US Navy –Pearl Harbor and  other sources for the

area of Savusavu –Fiji Islands,  do not complain to  the messenger ( Curly ) if the forecasts are wrong 

 1] Fiji Marine Weather Bulletin

Issued from the National Weather Forecasting Centre Nadi

at 5:30am on Friday the 24th of March 2017

Situation:

A weak trough of low pressure remains slow moving just to the west of

Fiji. 

Forecast to midnight tonight for Fiji waters:

East to southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Moderate to rough seas. 

Further outlook:  East to southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Moderate to

rough seas.

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 2] Fiji Met's Public Savusavu Bulletin;

Savusavu today; Occasional showers and isolated thunderstorms with heavy falls

Savusavu tomorrow; Occasional Showers and few thunderstorms., with heavy falls.

3]  Savusavu Area Gribs ( Metvuw/zy Gribs )  for next 4 days,

at noon  each day.   

Fri       24 Mar 2017   15 SE/ESE showers overnight 15 E fine ??

Sat      25 Mar 2017    15 ESE/ENE showers overnight 10 E fine

Sun    26 Mar 2017     10/15 E showers overnight 10/15 E showers

Mon   27 Mar 2017      10 ESE/ENE showers overnight 10 ENE showers  

 

 4]  Tropical Cyclone-3 day Outlook,EQUATOR-25s, 160E-120W;-

TROPICAL CYCLONE 3 - DAY OUTLOOK

Equator to 25S and 160E to 120W

IssueTime:0400 UTC Thursday 23rdMarch 2017.

Next Issue:0400 UTC Friday 24thMarch 2017.

Issued By: Tropical Cyclone Centre, RSMC, Nadi

Existing Tropical Cyclones: Nil.

Likelihood of a tropical cyclone in the region over

next three days,

The potential for tropical cyclone formation in the

area for the next three days, is VERY LOW

 

Tropical Disturbance Summary

NO SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL DISTURBANCE ANALYSED

OR FORECAST IN THE AREA.

Grib files out 10 days re TC or Tropical Lows;-

 Whilst the accuracy of Grib files over 3-4 days is questionable

Tropical systems normally do present some indicators.

Currently there are no indicators for Savusavu to worry about

 out up to 10 days.

5] Heavy Rain Warning;

There are no current warnings 

 6] Savusavu Tides-

Low  Tide                         0953    0.8 m

High Tide                         1605    1.8 m

 7]Fiji Met Chart