| TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY NUMBER 06 FOR TONGA ON TROPICAL CYCLONE SARAI – CATEGORY 2 | |
| ISSUED FROM THE FUA’AMOTU TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE AT 02:00PM SATURDAY 28 DECEMBER 2019 | |
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| TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT | |
| WARNINGS: | |
| A STRONG WIND AND HEAVY RAIN WARNING AND FLASH FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS INFORCE FOR ALL OF TONGA LAND AREAS.
A STRONG WIND WARNING AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS INFORCE FOR ALL OF TONGA COASTAL WATERS. |
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| SITUATION: | |
| TROPICAL CYCLONE “SARAI” (CATEGORY 2) WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.4 SOUTH, LONGITUDE 176.9 EAST OR ABOUT 190KM SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF NADI, FIJI, 900KM WEST SOUTHWEST OF NIUAFO’OU, 1060KM WEST SOUTHWEST OF NIUATOPUTAPU, 960KM WEST OF NEIAFU, VAVA’U, 920KM WEST OF PANGAI, HA’APAI, 850KM WEST NORTHWEST OF NUKU’ALOFA AND 880KM WEST NORTHWEST OF ‘OHONUA, ‘EUA AT 10:00AM THIS MORNING. TROPICAL CYCLONE “SARAI” IS NOW MOVING SOUTHEAST AT THE SPEED OF 09 KNOTS (18KM/HR). THE MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTER IS ABOUT 55 KNOTS (110 KM/HR) WITH MOMENTARY GUST OF UP TO 65 KNOTS (130KM/HR). ON ITS CURRENT TRACK, TROPICAL CYCLONE “SARAI” IS EXPECTED TO LIE AT ABOUT 125KM SOUTHWEST OF KADAVU, FIJI BY 7:00PM THIS EVENING. MEANWHILE, AN ACTIVE TROUGH LIES SLOW MOVING OVER VAVA’U AND THE NIUAS. ASSOCIATED CLOUDS WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN AND STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT THE GROUP TODAY. | |
| FOR ALL OF TONGA: MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO NORTH-EAST WINDS 15-20 KNOTS (30-40KM/HR), RISING UP TO STRONG WINDS AT TIMES 25-30KNOTS (50-60KM/HR). MOSTLY CLOUDY 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 ARE HEREBY ADVISED NOT TO GO OUT TO THE SEA FOR ALL OF TONGA COASTAL WATERS. POOR VISIBILITY IN THE AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS. |
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| TIDE PREDICTION | |
| LOW TIDE : 03:05PM (THIS AFTERNOON) HIGH TIDE : 09:15PM (TONIGHT) |
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| THE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE RECORDED AT FUA’AMOTU AIRPORT AT 02:00PM WAS 1009.8 MILLIBARS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WAS 80%. THIS NEXT TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY ON TROPICAL CYCLONE SARAI FOR TONGA WILL BE ISSUED ABOUT 08:00PM THIS EVENING. | |
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| FCD: LF/PK/SP/TTK/SU/= CRS: TT/HT/= | |
Tropical Cyclone Advisory Number 06 For Tonga on Tropical Cyclone Sarai (Category 2)
Dec 28, 2019 5:00 pm ( 257 Visits )
