Tropical #Cyclone #Lusi Update. There is a possibility that Lusi is back at a Category 3 with Hurricane Force Winds. Its hard to determine what is fact at the moment. The track maps arent updated regularly enough from the Fijian Islands. New Zealand doesnt do Track Maps and Fiji has a Statement categorising it as Category 3. Regardless, NZs North Island is approximately 18-24 hours away from Heavy Rain and Destructive Winds. MetService Remarks: SEVERE WEATHER WARNING. ISSUED BY MetService AT 10:12 am 14-Mar-2014 Cyclone Lusi forecast to bring heavy rain and easterly gales to many places. Warning reissued due to typo in the Auckland Wind Warning! Cyclone Lusi is expected to move southwards today (Friday), bringing widespread heavy rain and easterly gales to the North Island from tonight (Friday night), and the upper South Island during Saturday. Rain is forecast to become heavy in Northland this evening, and 80-100mm are likely to have accumulated there by Saturday afternoon. The rain should spread quickly southwards, totalling more than 100mm in Coromandel, Bay of Plenty and Gisborne by Sunday morning. In the upper South Island, Marlborough and Nelson look set to receive the most intense rainfall, with up to 170mm accumulating in the Nelson ranges from Saturday afternoon till noon Sunday. Easterly gales will accompany the heavy rain, with severe gusts of 120km/h in Northland, Auckland and Coromandel Peninsula, and 130km/h west of the Kaimai Range. This will be a significant adverse weather event, affecting many parts of the country, and more Severe Weather Warnings and Watches will be issued in the coming days. The heavy rain is likely to cause slips and surface flooding, and the severe easterly gales could make driving hazardous, lift roofs, and bring down trees and powerlines. People are strongly advised to execise extreme caution, and to stay up to date with the latest forecasts, Warnings and Watches.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 23:00:27 +0000
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