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Ben Domensino, 03 Apr 2012, 4:19 AM UTC

Tropical Cyclone Daphne update

Tropical Cyclone Daphne update
Tropical Cyclone Daphne is moving rapidly southwards away from Fiji, although the risk of heavy rainfall and further flooding remains a threat. At 10pm EST on Monday night, Daphne was located approximately 580 km south-southwest of Nadi. The category 1 tropical cyclone is travelling towards the southeast, away from Fiji at around 50 km/h. The cyclone warning that was in place for Fiji has now been cancelled, however there is still at risk of flooding. Heavy rainfall is likely to continue today due to a region of converging winds remaining near stationary over the main island of Vitu Levu, where Nadi is situated. As the system moves further away from Fiji, rainfall will finally begin to ease from Wednesday and Thursday. Flooding will remain a threat until Friday, when conditions are expected to become significantly calmer. Daphne is not expected to impact Australia directly, however an increase in swell heights is anticipated in the Coral and Tasman Seas over the coming days. New Zealand can expect a burst of wild weather over coming days as this tropical system reinforces strong winds and heavy rainfall across parts of the North Island.
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