FPFJ40 NFFN 040000 CCA PART 1 OF 4 UPDATED WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE NADI AT 12:15PM ON WEDNESDAY THE 4TH OF FEBRUARY 2026 A HEAVY RAIN ALERT IS NOW IN FORCE FOR VANUA LEVU, TAVEUNI AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS, CENTRAL AND NORTHERN LAU GROUP. FOR MORE INFORMATION, YOU CAN ACCESS THE WEBSITE ON LINK HTTPS://WWW.MET.GOV.FJ/ALERTS/ SITUATION: A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WITH CLOUD AND SHOWERS LIES SLOW MOVING OVER THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE GROUP. MEANWHILE, ANOTHER TROUGH WITH CLOUD, SHOWERS AND RAIN LIES JUST TO THE NORTHEAST OF FIJI. IT IS GRADUALLY MOVING SOUTHWARDS AND EXPECTED TO DRIFT THROUGH THE GROUP FROM LATER TODAY UNTIL SATURDAY. FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT TOMORROW FOR THE FIJI GROUP: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS WITH FEW THUNDERSTORMS AND ISOLATED HEAVY FALLS OVER THE LOMAIVITI AND LAU GROUP. CLOUDY PERIODS WITH SOME SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY FALLS 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 VANUA LEVU, TAVEUNI AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS, LAU AND LOMAIVITI GROUP FROM LATER TODAY. AFTERNOON OR EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY FALLS MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. MODERATE WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS, FRESH AT TIMES. MODERATE SEAS, ROUGH IN SQUALLS. OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY : OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS OVER MOST PLACES. LOCALISED HEAVY FALLS MAY LEAD TO