SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN NUMBER SEVEN
SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN NUMBER SEVEN ISSUED BY THE SOLOMON ISLANDS METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES AT 7:30PM THIS EVENING, SATURDAY 4TH APRIL 2026.
A SPECIAL WEATHER ADVICE IS STILL CURRENT FOR ALL PROVINCES.
SITUATION: AT 5:00PM THIS EVENING, A TROPICAL LOW (37U) WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 991 HECTOPASCALS WAS LOCATED NEAR 9.1 DEGREES LATITUDE SOUTH AND 155.1 DEGREES LONGITUDE EAST (9,E ON TRACKING MAP). THIS IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 128 NAUTICAL MILES (238 KILOMETERS) WEST OF RENDOVA ISLAND, WESTERN PROVINCE.
THE TROPICAL LOW IS SLOW MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 04 KNOTS WEST OF WESTERN PROVINCE IN THE SOLOMON SEA AND INTENSIFYING.
EXPECT GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS OVER THE WESTERN PROVINCE.
EXPECT WINDS UP TO 33 KNOTS OVER CHOISEUL AND ISABEL PROVINCES.
SEAS BECOME ROUGH WITH MODERATE SWELLS (2.5-3.5 METERS) AND POTENTIAL COASTAL FLOODING.
EXPECT STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS AND MODERATE (2.5 METER) SWELLS OVER THE REMAINING PROVINCES.
WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER ALL PROVINCES.
SUCH BAD WEATHER MAY LEAD TO POSSIBLE LANDSLIDE AND FLOODING OVER COMMUNITIES LIVING NEAR HILL SLOPES, CLOSE TO LARGE RIVERS, STREAMS AND LOW-LYING AREAS.
SEA TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO CONSIDER SAFETY ACTIONS AS SUCH HEAVY RAIN CAN REDUCE VISIBILITY.
MOTORISTS ARE ALSO ADVISED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN TRAVELLING ON ROAD. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS RIVERS AND LARGE STREAMS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AS BAD WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL LOW POSES THREATS TO LIVES AND PROPERTIES.
PLEASE LISTEN TO SIBC AND ALL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER UPDATES.
THE NEXT SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN WILL BE ISSUED AT 1:30AM EARLY TOMORROW MORNING..
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IBF FOR TROPICAL LOW
