| TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY NUMBER 29 FOR TONGA ON TROPICAL CYCLONE SARAI (CATEGORY 1) | |
| ISSUED FROM THE FUA’AMOTU TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE AT 03:00AM WEDNESDAY 01 JANUARY 2020 | |
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| TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING NUMBER 21 FOR TONGA ON TROPICAL CYCLONE SARAI (CATEGORY 1) | |
| WARNINGS FOR LAND AREAS AND COASTAL WATERS: | |
| THE HEAVY RAIN WARNING AND FLASH FLOOD ADVISORY PREVIOUSLY INFORCE FOR ALL OF TONGA LAND AREAS IS NOW CANCELLED.
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 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 172.3 WEST OR ABOUT, 215KM EAST OF PANGAI, HA’APAI, 310KM EAST NORTHEAST OF NUKU’ALOFA AND ‘EUA, 240KM SOUTHEAST OF NEIAFU, VAVA’U, 485KM SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF THE NIUATOPUTAPU AND 615KM SOUTHEAST NIUAFO’OU AT 01:00AM THIS MORNING. TROPICAL CYCLONE “SARAI” IS STILL MOVING EAST AT THE SPEED OF 18 KNOTS (36KM/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 320KM EAST SOUTHEAST OF NEIAFU, VAVA’U AT 07:00AM THIS MORNING. STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS MAY STILL AFFECT THE GROUP TODAY. | |
| 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). PARTLY CLOUDY WITH POSSIBLE SHOWERS. 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.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). CLOUDY PERIODS WITH POSSIBLE OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. 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.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). |
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| TIDE PREDICTION | |
| LOW TIDE : 05:30AM (EARLY THIS MORNING) HIGH TIDE : 12:15PM (THIS AFTERNOON) |
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| THE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE RECORDED AT FUA’AMOTU AIRPORT AT 03:00AM WAS 1001.1 MILLIBARS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WAS 88%. THE NEXT TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY ON TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING FOR SARAI FOR TONGA WILL BE ISSUED ABOUT 06:00AM THIS MORNING. | |
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| FCD: PK/VV/SV/= CRS: FV/= | |
Tropical Cyclone Advisory Number 29 for Tonga on Tropical Cyclone Sarai (Category 1)
Jan 1, 2020 3:04 am ( 63 Visits )
