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

Saturday 22 April 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 Saturday the 22nd of April 2017

Situation:

A trough of low pressure remains slow moving to the southwest of

Fiji. Meanwhile, another trough lies to the northeast of the group.

The associated cloud and showers affect most parts of the country.

Forecast to midnight tonight for Fiji waters:

East to northeast winds 15 to 20 knots.

Moderate to rough seas.

Moderate southerly swells.

Further outlook:  Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Moderate seas.

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  2] Fiji Met's Public Savusavu Bulletin;

Savusavu today  Cloudy periods some showers

Savusavu tomorrow;  . Afternoon or evening  showers

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

at noon  each day.      

Sat       22 Apr 2017       10 ESE/ENE showers  overnight 10 NE fine

Sun      23 Apr 2017       10 E/ENE showers overnight 10 E fine    

 Mon    24 Apr 2017       10 SE showers overnight 10 ESE showers

Tues    25 Apr 2017       10 ESE showers overnight 10 SE hvy-showers

 

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

 

TROPICAL CYCLONE 3 - DAY OUTLOOK

Equator to 25S and 160E to 120W

Issue Time: 0400 UTC Friday 21^st April 2017.

Next Issue: 0400 UTC Saturday 22ndApril 2017.

Issued By: Tropical Cyclone Centre, RSMC, Nadi

Existing Tropical Cyclones: nil

Likelihood of a tropical cyclone in the region in 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.

 There is no current activity which effects Savusavu.

5] Heavy Rain Warning;

There are no current warnings 

 6] Savusavu Tides-

Low Tide                          0917     0.8m

High Tide                         1528     1.7m

 

7]Fiji Met Chart