"Sunday"04 October 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 Sunday the 4th of October 2020
A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR
SOUTHWEST VITI LEVU WATERS, KADAVU AND VATU-I-RA
PASSAGE AND SOUTHERN LAU WATERS.
Situation: A trough of low pressure remains slow moving over
Fiji and is gradually moving eastwards. The associated cloud
and rain band continue to affect the eastern part of the country
and expected to clear today. Meanwhile, a strong east to
northeast wind flow prevails over Fiji waters.
Forecast to midnight tonight for Fiji waters: For Southwest Viti
Levu Waters, Kadavu and Vatu-i-Ra Passage and Southern Lau
waters: East to northeast winds 20 to 25 knots gusting to 30
knots. Rough seas. Moderate southerly swells. Poor visibility
in areas of heavy rain and thunderstorms.
Further outlook: Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Moderate to
rough seas. Moderate southerly swells. Poor visibility in areas
of heavy rain and thunderstorms.
For the rest of Fiji Waters: East to northeast winds 15 to 20
knots. Moderate to rough seas. Moderate southerly swells.
Poor visibility in areas of heavy rain and thunderstorms.
Further outlook: Easterly winds 15 to 20 knots. Moderate to
rough seas. Moderate southerly swells..
2] Fiji Met's Public Bulletin;-
A HEAVY RAIN WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR THE
EASTERN HALF OF VANUA LEVU, TAVEUNI AND NEARBY
SMALLER ISLANDS AND LAU GROUP AND IS NOW
CANCELLED FOR THE WESTERN HALF OF VANUA LEVU.
Savusavu today. Rain easing to showers and gradually clearing.
Outlook for Monday : Some showers.
3] Savusavu Area Gribs ( Metvuw/zy Gribs )
Sun 04 Oct 2020 10/15 ESE/ENE some showers
Overnight 15 ENE/E some hvy showers Mon 05 Oct 2020 15/20 ENE showers-hvy afternoon showers
Overnight 15 NE some showers Tue 06 Oct 2020 10 ESE/ENE showers , hvy hvy in afternoon
Overnight 10 NNE/NE showers Wed 07 Oct 2020. 10 SE/NE showers-hvy afternoon showers
Overnight 10 WNW/NE showers 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.; Thu 09 Oct 10 SSE/NE fine; Fri 09 Oct 10/15 SE showers; Sat 10 Oct 15/20 S fine; Sun 11 Oct 20/25 SE some showers Mon 12 Oct 20 /25 SE some showers
Tue 13 Oct 15/20 E showers.... 5] Savusavu Tides;- High Tide 0808 1.6 Low Tide 1415 0.3 6] Fiji Met weather chart;-
