16.9.18

Curly's daily summary of Savusavu weather forecasts;-

Monday 17 September 2018 Welcome to Savusavu's 2018 Cruising Season,

 Curly's Daily Summary of Savusavu Weather Forecasts;

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] Marine Weather Forecast;
 
Issued from the National Weather Forecasting Centre Nadi
at 5:30am on Monday the 17th of September 2018
A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR KADAVU PASSAGE, KORO SEA
AND SOUTHERN LAU WATERS. 
Situation:
An easterly wind flow prevails over Fiji waters.
Forecast to midnight tonight for Fiji waters:
For Kadavu passage, Koro Sea and Southern Lau waters:
Easterly winds 20 to 25 knots. Winds gradually easing tomorrow.
Rough seas. 
Moderate southeasterly swells.
Further outlook:  Easterly winds 15 to 20 knots. Moderate to rough
seas. Moderate southeasterly swells.
For the rest of Fiji Waters:
Easterly winds 15 to 20 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Moderate
southeasterly swells. 
Further outlook:   Easterly winds 15 to 20 knots. Moderate to rough
seas. Moderate southeasterly swells.
 
 
 
2] Fiji Met's Public Savusavu Bulletin; 
Savusavu Today;- Fine apart from brief showers
Savusavu tomorrow;-. Brief showers.  
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3]  Savusavu Area Gribs ( Metvuw/zy Gribs )  for next 4 days

Mon 17 Sept 2018        15 ESE/ENE  fine overnight  10 E Fine ??

Tue 18 Sept 2018         10 ENE/ESE fine overnight 10 E/ENE fine?

Wed 19 Sept 2018       10 SE/E fine overnight 10 ENE Showers

Thu 20 Sept 2018         10 SE fine hvy afternoon showers, overnight

10 ESEfine ???

     

4] Grib files out 10 days  looking for Lows/bad weather that

will effect Savusavu ;-Now we all know Gribs over 4 days are alittle

suspect but Gribs do often indicate possible bad weather  there is

no bad weather for  Savusavu But there appears to be a tropical

low forming to the WNW of Fiji around the 25 Sept -Monitor.

 From  Fri 21 Sept 10/15 SE/ENE fine; Sat 22 Sept 10 SE/NE fine;
Sun 23 Sept 10 SE fine; Mon 24 Sept 10/15SE/ESE fine; Tues 25
Sept 15 ESE/ENE fine.
 
5] Savusavu Tides;
 
Low Tide was at        0649    0.6
High Tide                   1308    1.5
Low Tide                    1900    0.8
 
 
 
6] Fiji Met Weather Chart;-