Curly's daily summary of Savusavu weather forecasts/Topical Cyclone Watch;-

Thursday 27  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 Thursday the 27th of April 2017

Situation:

A weak trough of low pressure remains slow moving over Fiji. 

Associated cloud and showers affect the eastern parts of the group.

Forecast to midnight tonight for Fiji waters:

Southeast winds 10‑ to 15 knots.

Moderate seas.

Poor visibility in areas of heavy showers and thunderstorms.

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

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  2] Fiji Met's Public Savusavu Bulletin;

Savusavu today  Cloudy periods with some showers, with  few thunderstorms and hvy falls

Savusavu tomorrow;  . Cloudy periods with some showers

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

at noon  each day.

Thurs  27 Apr 2017        10 SE/ESE showers  overnight 10 ESE fine

Fri        28 Apr 2017        10/15 ESE fine?? overnight 10/15 ESE  showers

Sat       29 Apr 2017        10/15 E/ESE fine  overnight 10 E/ESE fine??

Sun      30 Apr 2017        10/15 ESE fine overnight 10 E fine??

  

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

 

TROPICAL CYCLONE 3 - DAY OUTLOOK

Issue Time:0400 UTC Wednesday 26th April 2017

Next Issue:0400 UTC Thursday 27^th April 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                          1324     0.3m

High Tide                         1935    1.9m

 

7]Fiji Met Chart