| TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY NUMBER 28 FOR TONGA ON TROPICAL CYCLONE SARAI (CATEGORY 1) | ||
| ISSUED FROM THE FUA’AMOTU TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE AT 12:00AM WEDNESDAY 01 JANUARY 2020 | ||
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| TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING NUMBER 20 FOR TONGA ON TROPICAL CYCLONE SARAI (CATEGORY 1) | ||
| WARNINGS FOR LAND AREAS AND COASTAL WATERS: | ||
| 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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| SITUATION: | ||
| A TROPICAL CYCLONE “SARAI” CATEGORY 1 SYSTEM AND WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.1 SOUTH, LONGITUDE 173.7 WEST OR ABOUT, 75KM EAST SOUTHEAST OF PANGAI, HA’APAI, 190KM NORTHEAST OF NUKU’ALOFA AND ‘EUA, 165KM SOUTH OF NEIAFU, VAVA’U, 460KM SOUTH OF THE NIUATOPUTAPU AND 545KM SOUTH SOUTHEAST NIUAFO’OU AT 10:00PM LAST NIGHT. TROPICAL CYCLONE “SARAI” IS STILL MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT THE SPEED OF 12 KNOTS (24KM/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 170KM EAST OF PANGAI, HA’APAI AT 04:00AM EARLY THIS 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). MOSTLY CLOUDY 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 WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20-30 KNOTS (40-60KM/HR), RISING UP TO GALE FORCE WINDS AT TIMES 35-45 KNOTS (70-90KM/HR). MOSTLY CLOUDY 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:MODERATE TO FRESH WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15-20 KNOTS (30-40KM/HR), RISING UP TO STRONG WINDS AT TIMES 25-30KNOTS (50-60KM/HR). 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 | ||
| LOW TIDE : 05:30AM (EARLY THIS MORNING) HIGH TIDE : 12:15PM (EARLY THIS MORNING) |
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| THE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE RECORDED AT FUA’AMOTU AIRPORT AT 12:00AM WAS 1001.9 MILLIBARS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WAS 86%. THE NEXT TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY ON TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING FOR SARAI FOR TONGA WILL BE ISSUED ABOUT 03:00AM EARLY THIS MORNING. | ||
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| FCD: PK/VV/SV/= CRS: FV/= | ||
Tropical Cyclone Advisory Number 28 for Tonga on Tropical Cyclone Sarai (Category 1)
Jan 1, 2020 12:04 am ( 52 Visits )
