TC Ana continues to move past Kadavu but expect strong winds to still be felt in Viti Levu, Vanua Levu and nearby islands
TC Ana continues to move past Kadavu but expect strong winds to still be felt in Viti Levu, Vanua Levu and nearby islands
TC Ana track map issued at 10:18pm. 31/01/2012. [image: Fiji Met]
Tropical Cyclone Ana is now moving past Kadavu but damaging to destructive winds should still be felt in Kadavu while people in Viti Levu and Vanua Levu should still expect strong winds.
Parts of the system are still covering Viti Levu, Vanua Levu and nearby islands.
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After developing into a tropical cyclone early Friday morning, local time, Ana continued to drift south toward Fiji. By Sunday, the storm strengthened into a Category 2 tropical cyclone on the Fiji intensity scale as it passed near the Yasawa Islands and made landfall over Viti Levu.
Ana was equivalent to a strong tropical storm on the Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale used in the Atlantic tropical basin as it made landfall.
TC Ana moves past Kadavu and upgrades to Category 3
TC Ana moves past Kadavu and upgrades to Category 3
Tropical Cyclone Ana upgraded to a Category 3 system this morning.
The Nadi Weather Office says the centre of TC Ana has moved past Kadavu but people living in Kadavu and nearby smaller islands, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu can still expect some strong winds from TC Ana as it is a very big system.
TC Ana is moving south at about 13 kilometres per hour.
It is located 150 kilometres West South-West of Matuku.
The Nadi Weather Office says TC Ana is expected to weaken as it moves further south and leaves the Fiji group later today.