Cyclone Thomas - Fiji Islands

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Hurricane Warning Update: 2pm - Fiji Times Online

FOR MOALA, MATUKU,TOTOYA, KABARA, ONO-I-LAU, AND NEARBY ISLANDS:

WINDS TO VERY DESTRUCTIVE HURRICANE FORCE WITH AVERAGE SPEEDS OF 165 KM/HR WITH MOMENTARY GUSTS TO 230 KM/HR.
FREQUENT HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
PHENOMINAL SEAS. DAMAGING HEAVY SWELLS.
FLOODING INCLUDING FLOODING OF LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS.

FOR THE NAYAU, LAKEBA, AND NEARBY ISLANDS:

WINDS TO DESTRUCTIVE STORM FORCE WITH AVERAGE SPEEDS OF 90 KM/HR WITH MOMENTARY GUSTS 130 KM/HR.
FREQUENT HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY HIGH SEAS. DAMAGING HEAVY SWELLS. FLOODING INCLUDING FLOODING OF LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS.

FOR KORO, GAU, BATIKI, NAIRAI, TAVEUNI, FAR SOUTH EAST OF VANUA LEVU, RABI, KIOA, QAMEA, LAUCALA, NAITAUBA, YACATA, VANUA BALAVU, CICIA, REST OF THE LOMAIVITI GROUPS AND NEARBY ISLANDS:

WINDS TO DAMAGING GALE FORCE WITH AVERAGE SPEEDS UP TO 75 KM/HR AND MOMENTARY GUSTS TO 110 KM/HR.
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS. DAMAGING HEAVY SWELLS.
FLOODING INCLUDING SEA FLOODING OF LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS EXPECTED.

FOR THE REST OF FIJI:

FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS.
CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS.
POSSIBLE FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AREAS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. HEAVY SWELLS.

The following information is provided especially for the mariners:

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE WITH PHENOMINAL SEAS.
STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE WITH VERY HIGH SEAS.
GALE FORCE WINDS WITH HIGH SEAS WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE IN THE EASTERN SECTORS AND WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE IN THE WESTERN SECTORS.
ELSEWHERE STRONG WINDS VERY ROUGH SEAS. DAMAGING HEAVY SWELLS.
 
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