"Monday" 17 August 2020
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
( Curly ) if the forecasts are wrong the area of Savusavu –Fiji Islands, do not complain to the messenger
1] Fiji Met's Marine Weather Forecast;-
Issued from the National Weather Forecasting Centre Nadi at
5:30am on Monday the 17th of August 2020 A STRONG WIND
WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR ALL FIJI WATERS
Situation: A high pressure system to the far south of Fiji directs
a fresh to strong southeast wind flow over Fiji waters.
Forecast to midnight tonight for Fiji waters: Southeast winds 20
to 25 knots, gusting through the passages. Rough seas.
Moderate southerly swells.
Further outlook: East to northeasterly winds 15 to 20 knots.
Moderate to rough seas. Moderate southerly swells.
2] Fiji Met's Public Bulletin;-
Savusavu today Cloudy periods with brief showers. Cool at night.
for Tuesday : Cloudy periods with some showers and possible thunderstorms.
3] Savusavu Area Gribs ( Metvuw/zy Gribs )
Mon 17 Aug 2020 15+ ESE fine
Overnight15/20 ESE fine
Tue 18 Aug 2020 15+ ENE fine some showers in sfternoon
Overnight 15 NE fine—Some showers
Wed 19 Aug 2020 10 S/NNE fine afternoon showers
Overnight 10 NW/SW fine
Thu 20 Aug 2020 10 SSE fine
Overnight 10/15 ESE fine
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,in the future; Fri 21Aug 10/15 ESE
fine; Sat 22 Aug 15/20 SE/ESE fine;Sun 23 Aug 15 ESE/ENE fine;
Mon 24 Aug15 ESE some showers; Tues 25 Aug 15/20 SE fine ;
Wed 26 Aug 15/20 Se/ESE fine
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5] Savusavu Tides;
Low tide 1143 0.3
High tide 1757 1.5
6] Fiji Met Weather Chart