"Tuesday" 18 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 Tuesday the 18th 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 easterly wind flow over Fiji waters. Meanwhile, a
trough of low pressure with cloud and showers remains slow
moving to the west of Fiji and is expected to affect the country
from later today.
Forecast to midnight tonight for Fiji waters: East to northeast
winds 20 to 25 knots, gusting through the passages. Rough
seas. Moderate southerly swells.
Further outlook: Northerly winds 15 to 25 knots. Moderate to
rough seas.
2] Fiji Met's Public Bulletin;-
Savusavu today Cloudy periods with some showers.
Outlook for Wednesday : Cloudy periods with some showers
and possible isolated thunderstorms.
3] Savusavu Area Gribs ( Metvuw/zy Gribs )
Tue 18 Aug 2020 15 E some showers
Overnight 15 NNE showers
Wed 19 Aug 2020 10 S/N fine afternoon showers
Overnight 10 N/NNE fine /?
Thu 20 Aug 2020 10 SE/SSE fine
Overnight 10/15 SE fine
Fri 21 Aug 2020 10/15SE fine
Overnight 15/20SE 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; Sat 22 Aug 15/20 E/ESE
fine;Sun 23 Aug 15 E/NE fine; Mon 24 Aug10/15 ESE/ENE fine; Tues
25 Aug 10/15 SE fine ;Wed 26 Aug 20 SE fine some showers; Thurs
27 Aug 15/20+ESE fine
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5] Savusavu Tides;
Low tide 1227 0.3
High tide 1841 1.5
6] Fiji Met Weather Chart