FPFJ40 NFFN 031200 PART 1 OF 3 WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE NADI AT 5:30AM ON WEDNESDAY THE 4TH OF FEBRUARY 2026 SITUATION: A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WITH CLOUD AND SHOWERS LIES SLOW MOVING OVER THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE GROUP. MEANWHILE, ANOTHER TROUGH WITH CLOUD, SHOWERS AND RAIN LIES JUST TO THE NORTHEAST OF FIJI. IT IS GRADUALLY MOVING WESTWARDS AND EXPECTED TO DRIFT THROUGH THE GROUP FROM LATER TODAY UNTIL FRIDAY NIGHT. FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR THE FIJI GROUP: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS WITH FEW THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE LOMAIVITI AND LAU GROUP. CLOUDY PERIODS WITH SOME SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM AND HEAVY FALLS ESPECIALLY OVER SIGATOKA-KOROLEVU, SERUA-NAMOSI, NAVUA-SUVA-NASINU, YASAWA AND MAMANUCA GROUP, NORTHERN BUA AND MACUATA. ELSEWHERE, MAINLY FINE WITH AFTERNOON OR EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS EXPECTED TO BECOME FREQUENT AND INCREASE TO RAIN OVER THE NORTHERN PARTS OF THE GROUP FROM LATER TODAY. AFTERNOON OR EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY FALLS MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS. MODERATE SEAS. OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY : OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE GROUP, EXPECTED TO SPREAD TO MOST PARTS OF THE GROUP LATER IN THE DAY. LOCALISED HEAVY FALLS MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. MODERATE NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS. MODERATE SEAS. FOR NAVUA / SUVA / NAUSORI : CLOUDY PERIODS WITH SOME SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM AND HEAVY FALLS. MIN: 24, MAX: 33.