| TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY NUMBER 07 FOR TONGA ON SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE HAROLD (CATEGORY 4) | |
| ISSUED FROM THE FUA’AMOTU TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE AT 12:00PM WEDNESDAY 08 APRIL 2020 | |
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TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING |
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| WARNINGS: | |
| A STORM FORCE WIND WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR TONGATAPU AND ‘EUA LAND AREAS AND COASTAL WATERS.
A GALE WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR HA’APAI, TELE-KI-TONGA AND TELE-KI-TOKELAU LAND AREAS AND COASTAL WATERS. A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR THE NIUAS AND VAVA’U LAND AREAS AND COASTAL WATERS. A HEAVY RAIN WARNING AND FLASH FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS INFORCE FOR ALL OF TONGA. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS INFORCE FOR ALL OF TONGA COASTAL WATERS. A HEAVY DAMAGING SWELL REMAINS INFORCE FOR VAVA’U, HA’APAI, TONGATAPU, ‘EUA, TELE-KI-TONGA AND TELE-KI-TOKELAU COASTAL WATERS. |
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| SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE “HAROLD” (CATEGORY 4) WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.6 SOUTH, LONGITUDE 177.1 EAST OR ABOUT 110KM SOUTH SOUTH-WEST OF NADI (FIJI), 905KM WEST OF PANGAI HA’APAI, 855KM WEST NORTH-WEST OF NUKU’ALOFA, 885KM WEST NORTH-WEST OF ‘EUA AT 11:00AM THIS MORNING. SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE “HAROLD” IS MOVING EAST SOUTH-EAST AT THE SPEED OF 19 KNOTS (38KM/HRS). THE MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTER IS ABOUT 100 KNOTS (200KM/HR). ON ITS CURRENT TRACK, SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE “HAROLD” IS EXPECTED TO LIE AT ABOUT 105KM SOUTH-WEST OF NUKU’ALOFA, 100KM WEST SOUTH-WEST OF ‘OHUNUA ‘EUA, 270KM SOUTH SOUTH-WEST OF PANGAI HA’APAI AT ABOUT 7:00AM TOMORROW MORNING. MEANWHILE, AN ACTIVE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE LIES SLOW MOVING OVER VAVA’U, HA’APAI, TONGATAPU AND ‘EUA. ASSOCIATED CLOUDS, OCCASIONAL RAIN AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE GROUP TODAY. | |
| FOR TONGATAPU AND ‘EUA: EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15-20 KNOTS (30-40KM/HR), RISING UP TO 25-30 KNOTS (50-60KM/HR). WINDS BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHWEST STORM FORCE WINDS 48-63 KNOTS (88-117 KM/HR) BY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. OVERCAST WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. VERY ROUGH SEAS (4-6 METERS). A HEAVY DAMAGING NORTHWESTERLY SWELL (UP TO 6 METERS) POOR VISIBILITY IN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS. EXPECT FLASH FLOOD IN LOW LYING AREAS DUE TO HEAVY RAIN.FOR HA’APAI, TELE-KI-TONGA AND TELE-KI-TOKELAU: EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15-20 KNOTS (30-40KM/HR), RISING UP TO 25-30 KNOTS (50-60KM/HR). FOR THE NIUAS: |
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| TIDE PREDICTION | |
| HIGH TIDE : 07:50PM (EVENING) LOW TIDE : 02:00AM (TOMORROW MORNING) |
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| THE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE RECORDED AT FUA’AMOTU AIRPORT AT 12:00PM WAS 1009.4 MILLIBARS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WAS 92%. THE NEXT TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY ON SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE HAROLD FOR TONGA WILL BE ISSUED ABOUT 3:00PM THIS AFTERNOON. | |
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| FCD: VF/TTK/GV/VV/SV/= CRS: FL/= | |
Tropical Cyclone Advisory Number 07 for Tonga on Severe Tropical Cyclone Harold (Category 4)
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