Weather update for Solomon Islands

Date 18/09/23

Satellite image: SI MET office

Few clouds over Choiseul, Western and Parts of Isabel this morning but mostly fine elsewhere with possibility for afternoon or evening showers for today . See image this morning for cloud cover over SI

STRONG WIND WARNING NUMBER TWENTY-EIGHT

STRONG WIND WARNING NUMBER TWENTY-EIGHT ISSUED BY THE SOLOMON ISLANDS METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE AT 7:00AM THIS MORNING ON MONDAY, 18TH SEPTEMBER 2023.

A STRONG WIND WARNINGSTILL CURRENT FOR WATERS OF RENNEL/BELLONA, MAKIRA AND TEMOTU.

SITUATION: A GENERAL SOUTHEAST TRADE WIND FLOW PERSISTS OVER SOLOMON ISLANDS.

EXPECT SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS TO REACH 20 TO 25 KNOTS OVER WATERS OF RENNEL/BELLONA, MAKIRA AND TEMOTU.

SEAS WILL BE MODERATE TO ROUGH AND MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS.

EXPECT POOR VISIBILITY IN HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORM AREAS.

PEOPLE IN THOSE AREAS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AS SUCH STRONG WINDS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO IMPACT LIVES AND PROPERTIES.

SEA TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO CONSIDER SAFETY ACTIONS AS SUCH WINDS CAN PRODUCE DANGEROUS WAVE CONDITIONS WHICH ARE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL BOATS.

PLEASE SHARE THIS INFORMATION TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.

THE NEXT STRONG WIND WARNING WILL BE ISSUED AT 4:00PM THIS AFTERNOON.