FPFJ40 NFFN 221800 AAA

PART 1 OF 4
UPDATED

WEATHER BULLETIN
ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE NADI
AT 7:02AM ON THURSDAY THE 23RD OF APRIL 2026

A HEAVY RAIN ALERT REMAINS IN FORCE FOR THE WHOLE OF FIJI GROUP.
FOR MORE INFORMATION REFER TO SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN ON HEAVY RAIN
AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://WWW.MET.GOV.FJ/ALERTS/ 

A COASTAL INUNDATION ALERT REMAINS IN FORCE FOR SOUTHERN COASTAL
AREAS OF CORAL COAST/SIGATOKA, MAMANUCA ISLANDS, KADAVU AND SOUTHERN
LAU.
FOR MORE INFORMATION REFER TO SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN ON COASTAL
INUNDATION AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://WWW.MET.GOV.FJ/ALERTS/ 

SITUATION:  A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WITH THE ASSOCIATED CLOUD
SHOWERS AND RAIN LIES SLOW MOVING WITHIN THE VICINITY OF THE FIJI
GROUP AND GRADUALLY DRIFTING SOUTHEASTWARDS. AN EASTERLY WIND FLOW
PREVAILS OVER THE GROUP. MEANWHILE, ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO
THE FAR SOUTH OF FIJI GENERATES AND DIRECT MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY
SWELLS OVER FIJI.

FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR THE FIJI GROUP:
OCCASIONAL RAIN OVER YASAWA AND MAMANUCA GROUP, SERUA-NAMOSI,
NAVUA-SUVA-NAUSORI, TAILEVU-NAITASIRI, RA-RAKIRAKI, KADAVU AND NEARBY
SMALLER ISLANDS, SOUTHERN BUA AND CAKAUDROVE PROVINCES, TAVEUNI AND
NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS, LAU AND LOMAIVITI GROUPS.
ELSEWHERE, PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SOME SHOWERS. 
AFTERNOON OR EVENING THUNDERSTORMS AND ISOLATED HEAVY FALLS POSSIBLE.

LOCALISED HEAVY FALLS MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND
FLOOD PRONE AREAS.

COASTAL SEA FLOODING LIKELY DURING HIGH TIDES OVER SOUTHERN COASTAL
AREAS OF VITI LEVU [CORAL COAST-SIGATOKA], MAMANUCA GROUP, VATULELE,