| TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY NUMBER 27 FOR TONGA ON TROPICAL CYCLONE SARAI (CATEGORY 1) | |
| ISSUED FROM THE FUA’AMOTU TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE AT 09:00PM TUESDAY 31 DECEMBER 2019
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| TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING NUMBER 19 FOR TONGA ON TROPICAL CYCLONE SARAI (CATEGORY 1) | |
| WARNINGS: | |
| A GALE WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR VAVA’U, HA’APAI, TONGATAPU AND ‘EUA LAND AREAS AND COASTAL WATERS AND FOR TELE-KI-TONGA AND TELE-KI-TOKELAU COASTAL WATERS.
A HEAVY RAIN WARNING AND FLASH FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS INFORCE FOR ALL OF TONGA LAND AREAS. A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR THE NIUAS LAND AREAS AND COASTAL WATERS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS INFORCE FOR ALL OF TONGA COASTAL WATERS. A HEAVY DAMAGING SWELL ADVISORY REMAINS INFORCE FOR VAVA’U, HA’APAI, TONGATAPU, ‘EUA, TELE-KI-TONGA AND TELE-KI-TOKELAU COASTAL WATERS. |
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| TROPICALTROPICAL CYCLONE “SARAI” CATEGORY 1 SYSTEM AND WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.29 SOUTH, LONGITUDE 174.15 WEST OR ABOUT, 46KM SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF PANGAI, HA’APAI, 140KM NORTHEAST OF NUKU’ALOFA, 150KM NORTH NORTHEAST OF ‘OHONUA, ‘EUA, 180KM SOUTH OF NEIAFU, VAVA’U, 485KM SOUTH OF THE NIUATOPUTAPU AND 550KM SOUTH SOUTHEAST NIUAFO’OU AT 06:00PM THIS AFTERNOON. TROPICAL CYCLONE “SARAI” IS STILL MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT THE SPEED OF 10 KNOTS (20KM/HR). THE MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR ITS CENTER IS ABOUT 35 – 45 KNOTS (70 – 90 KM/HR). ON ITS CURRENT TRACK, TROPICAL CYCLONE “SARAI” IS EXPECTED TO LIE AT ABOUT 160KM EAST OF PANGAI, HA’APAI AT 04:00AM EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. OVERCAST WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN AND STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS MAY STILL AFFECT THE GROUP TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. | |
| FOR TONGATAPU, ‘EUA, TELE-KI-TONGA AND TELE-KI-TOKELAU: FRESH TO STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 20-30 KNOTS (40-60KM/HR), RISING UP TO GALE FORCE WINDS AT TIMES 35-45 KNOTS (70-90KM/HR). OVERCAST WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS (UP TO 4 METERS). A HEAVY DAMAGING SOUTHWESTERLY SWELL (4 TO 6 METERS). MARINERS OF SMALL FISHING BOATS FOR TONGATAPU, ‘EUA, TELE-KI-TONGA AND TELE-KI-TOKELAU COASTAL WATERS ARE HEREBY ADVISED NOT TO GO OUT TO SEA. POOR VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS. FOR HA’APAI AND VAVA’U: FRESH TO STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20-30 KNOTS (40-60KM/HR), RISING UP TO GALE FORCE WINDS AT TIMES 35-45 KNOTS (70-90KM/HR). MOSTLY CLOUDY AND OVERCAST WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS (UP TO 4 METERS). A HEAVY DAMAGING NORTHEASTERLY SWELL (4 TO 6 METERS). MARINERS OF SMALL FISHING BOATS FOR HA’APAI AND VAVA’U COASTAL WATERS ARE HEREBY ADVISED NOT TO GO OUT TO SEA. POOR VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS. FOR THE NIUAS: MOSTLY CLOUDY AND OVERCAST WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS (UP TO 3 METERS). A MODERATE TO HEAVY EASTERLY SWELL (3 TO 4 METERS). MARINERS OF SMALL FISHING BOATS FOR THE NIUAS COASTAL WATERS ARE HEREBY ADVISED NOT TO GO OUT TO SEA. POOR VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS |
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| TIDE PREDICTION | |
| HIGH TIDE : 11:30PM (TONIGHT) LOW TIDE : 05:30AM (TOMORROW MORNING) |
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| THE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE RECORDED AT FUA’AMOTU AIRPORT AT 09:00PM WAS 999.5 MILLIBARS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WAS 84%. THE NEXT TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING ON TROPICAL CYCLONE SARAI FOR TONGA WILL BE ISSUED ABOUT 12:00AM MID-NIGHT TONIGHT. | |
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| FCD: LF/NH/SP/TTK/SU/= CRS: TT/HT/= | |
Tropical Cyclone Advisory Number 27 for Tonga on Tropical Cyclone Sarai (Category 1)
Dec 31, 2019 9:03 am ( 14 Visits )
