SOLOMONS AREA QNH
VALID: 2200 UTC 16 APRIL 2023 – 0100 UTC 17 APRIL 2023
ISSUED: 2133 UTC 16 APRIL 2023
HONIARA FIR: 1011
AGGH 220100Z 05011KT 9999 FEW020 FEW021CB SCT300 32/24 Q1013
TAF AGGH 212245Z 2200/2224 05010KT 9999 SCT020 BKN110 T 30 31 29 27 Q 1013 1011 1011 1013
AGGM 220100Z 14003KT 9999 HZ FEW018 31/22 Q1013
TAF AGGM 212245Z 2200/2224 09008KT 9999 FEW019 BKN100 Q 1013 1011 1011 1013
HEAVY RAIN ALERT NUMBER THREE
HEAVY RAIN ALERT NUMBER THREE ISSUED BY THE SOLOMON ISLANDS METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE AT 7:00 AM THIS MONING ON FRIDAY, 14TH APRIL 2023.
A HEAVY RAIN ALERT IS ENFORCED FOR MOST PROVINCES.
SITUATION: A TROUGH LIES OVER THE SOLOMON ISLANDS.
ASSOCIATED CLOUDS AND HEAVY RAIN WITH THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOST PROVINCES WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
SUCH LOCALISED HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO POSSIBLE LANDSLIDE AND FLASH 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.
PEOPLE ARE THEREFORE STRONGLY ADVISED TO TAKE SAFETY MEASURES TO AVOID DANGER AND LOSS OF LIVES.
PLEASE SHARE THIS INFORMATION TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AT 7:00 PM THIS EVENING.
The Director Meteorology is pleased to have the MET website update.
With the new website and upgraded webtools the Director of Meteorology promises the public that the site would offer view more pleasant feel and open greater oppurtunities that the division's web administrators could harness to provide numerous means of weather information.
Solomon Islands Government Meteorological Service Division is a division within the Solomon Islands Government Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology.
Ministry of Environment, Climate Change,
Disaster Management & Meteorology
PO Box 21, Honiara,
Solomon Islands
phone:(677) 20332
Fax:(677) 23029
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1.Weather Observations and monitoring Operations,
Honiara International Airport
Phone:(677) 36310, Fax:(677) 36091
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2.Daily Weather Forecasting
phone:(677) 27658 or 933, Fax:(677) 23029
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3.Climate Data Management & Processing
phone:(677) 23031 or (677) 24218
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4.Seasonal Forecasting
phone:(677) 24218, Fax: (677) 23029
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