Tropical Cyclone Judy which was formed in the Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre (RSMC) – Nadi’s area of responsibility (AoR) near Solomon Islands at 12pm today poses no threat to Fiji.
According to the Fiji Meteorological Service the category 1 tropical cyclone is fast-moving and is expected to track over the small islands in the southern part of Solomon Islands and approach the northern parts of Vanuatu around midday tomorrow, February 28, 2023 as a category 2 cyclone.
Fiji Met says the cyclone is expected to track very close or over Vanuatu as a category 2 system around midday tomorrow and could even intensify into a category 3 system as it passes over Villa around midday on Wednesday, March 1, 2023.
“Damaging to very destructive winds and heavy rain is expected to affect Vanuatu in the next few days as the system moves close by or over the islands,” Fiji Met said.
Meanwhile, the Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre (RSMC) – Nadi is also monitoring another low pressure system that is expected to develop over the Coral Sea and enter into our region later this week.
The associated convergence zone is expected to approach and affect Vanuatu as early as Thursday.
This system is expected to track to the southwest of Fiji and could potentially bring rain over the group and damaging heavy swells in the south-western coastal areas of Viti Levu later this week.
