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The centre of Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasa is located about 215 kilometres North of Nadi and it continues to track towards us.
Close to its centre the cyclone is expected to have very destructive winds upto 250 kilometres per hour with momentary gusts to 350 kilometres per hour.
The cyclone is moving East South East at about 19 kilometres per hour.
On this track, at 8pm tonight the cyclone centre is expected to be located about 100 kilometres East of Yasawa-i-Rara or about 90 kilometres West South West of Labasa.
The centre is expected to make landfall over the province of Bua at 8pm tonight.
Further, at 8am tomorrow morning, the centre of Yasa is expected to be about 50 kilometres North North East of Moala or about 165 kilometres East of Suva.
Destructive winds are likely this afternoon, tonight into tomorrow before the cyclone centre passes overhead or nearby.
A hurricane warning remains in force for Yasawa group, Northern and Eastern half of Viti Levu (from Tavua to Rakiraki to Korovou, through to Suva to Navua], Vanua Levu and nearby smaller islands including Yadua, Galoa, Kia and Mali, Taveuni and nearby smaller islands, Matuku, Moala, Totoya and Lomaiviti group.
A storm warning remains in force for Mamanuca group, the rest of Viti Levu, Cikobia and the rest of Lau group....
Tropical Cyclone Warning Number 60 issued 9:14am Thursday 17 December 2020 [Image: Fiji Met]
A gale warning remains in force for Rotuma, Kadavu and nearby smaller islands.
A storm surge and damaging heavy swell warning remains in force for coastal waters of Rotuma, Yasawa and Mamanuca group, Viti Levu, Vanua Levu and nearby smaller islands, Taveuni and nearby smaller islands, Lomaiviti and Lau group.
A heavy rain warning remains in force for the whole of Fiji.
A severe flood warning is in force for low lying areas and areas adjacent to Vatukacevaceva and downstream of Rakiraki Town.
A flash flood warning remains in force for the low lying areas and areas adjacent to small streams for Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, areas adjacent to Dreketilailai to Qawa River, low lying areas and areas adjacent to Bagata River in Savusavu.
A flash flood alert remain in force for low lying areas and areas adjacent to major rivers for Viti Levu and Vanua Levu.
For Yasawa group, Northern and Eastern half of Viti Levu (from Tavua to Rakiraki to Korovou, through to Suva to Navua), Vanua Levu and nearby smaller islands including Yadua, Galoa, Kia and Mali, Taveuni and nearby smaller islands, Matuku, Moala, Totoya and Lomaiviti group.
Expect very destructive hurricane force winds upto 240 kilometres per hour with momentary gusts upto 345 kilometres per hour, periods of heavy rain and squally thunderstorms, flash flooding of low lying areas expected, landslides likely especially with continuous heavy falls, phenomenal seas and damaging heavy swells. Storm surge with sea flooding of low lying coastal areas expected during high tides.
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[Album images: PM Voreqe Bainimarama]
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