Tropical Cyclone Advisory Number 1 for Tonga on Tropical Cyclone “KENI”

A GALE WIND ALERT IS NOW INFORCE FOR TONGATAPU AND ‘EUA.
A HEAVY RAIN WARNING AND FLASH FLOOD ADVISORY WAS PREVIOUSLY INFORCE FOR THE NIUAS IS NOW CANCELLED

SITUATION

TROPICAL CYCLONE KENI, CATEGORY 1, WAS LOCATED NEAR 17.1 SOUTH 171.5 EAST OR 1450KM WEST OF NUKU’ALOFA AT 12:00PM THIS AFTERNOON. CLOSE TO ITS CENTER, THE CYCLONE HAS AVERAGE WINDS OF 35-40 KNOTS. THE CYCLONE IS SLOW MOVING BUT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTHEAST LATER.

FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT TOMORROW FOR TONGA

FOR THE NIUAS:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST AND TURN NORTHWEST WINDS 10-15, VARIABLE UP TO 10KNOTS.
CLOUDY WITH FEW SHOWERS.
MODERATE SEAS.

FOR VAVA’U, HA’APAI, TONGATAPU AND ‘EUA:
EAST TO NORTHEAST AND TURN NORTH WINDS 15-20KNOTS, RISING UP TO 25KNOTS AT TIME.
MOSTLY FINE APART FROM CLOUDY PERIODS WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED SHOWERS.
ROUGH SEAS. A MODERATE NORTHERLY SWELL

OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY

FOR  TONGATAPU AND ‘EUA:
DAMAGING NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35-40KNOTS WITH MOMENTARY GUST UP TO 50 KNOTS.
OVERCAST WITH FREQUENT RAIN WITH HEAVY FALLS AND THUNDERSTORM.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS. A HEAVY NORTHERLY DAMAGING SWELL ON COASTAL AREAS.

FOR VAVA’U AND HA’APAI
NORTH TO NORTHWEST DAMANGING WINDS OF 20-25 KNOTS, GUST UP TO 30 KNOTS.
CLOUDY AND OVERCAST WITH OCASSIONAL RAIN, POSSIBLE HEAVY FALLS AND THUNDERSTORM.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. A HEAVY NORTHERLY DAMAGING SWELL ON COASTAL AREAS.

FOR THE NIUAS:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20-25 KNOTS, GUSTY UP TO 30 KNOTS.
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS.
ROUGH SEAS. A MODERATE NORTHERLY SWELL ON COASTAL AREAS.

TIDE PREDICTION

HIGH TIDE         :            02:20PM
LOW TIDE        :            08:40PM

SUN AND MOON

SUNSET             :            06:35PM
MOONRISE      :            01:30AM  TOMORROW

THE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE RECORDED AT FUA’AMOTU AIRPORT AT 01:00PM WAS 1012.5 MILLIBARS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WAS 57%.

FCD:             OF/SF/ GV/ML/SU/=                                         CRS:            ST/FV/=

SENITA FAKAMATALA’EA FAKASAIKOLONE A TONGA ‘I FUA’AMOTU

FAKATONUTONU FAKAMATALA’EA MAKEHE FIKA 1 MA’A TONGA FEKAU’AKI MOE SAIKOLONE

FAKATALOPIKI KO KENI ‘I HONO TUKUATU MEIHE SENITA FAKAMATALA FAKASAIKOLONE ‘A TONGA

FUA’AMOTU ‘I HE TAIMI 02:00PM MONITE 09 ‘EPELELI 2018

‘OKU TUKU ATU HENI HA FAKATOKANGA TOKATEU KI HE MATANGI MALOHI FAKATUPU MAUMAU KI TONGATAPU MO ‘EUA.
KO E FAKATOKANGA ‘UHA LAHI MO TAFEA NE TUKU ATU KI HE ONGO NIUA, ‘OKU KANISELI ATU IA.

TU’UNGA ‘OE ‘EA

KOE SAIKOLONE FAKATALOPIKI  KOIA KO KENI (KALASI 1) NA’E FE’UNGA HONO UHOUHONGA
MOE LATITUTE 17.1 FAKA-TONGA, LONGITUTE 171.5 FAKA-HAHAKE PE KILOMITA ‘E 1450 KI HE HIHIFO ‘O NUKU’ALOFA ‘I HE 12:00PM HO’ATA EFIAFI NI. KO E MALOHI ‘O E SAIKOLONE, ‘OKU OFI KI HONO UHOUHONGA KIHE MAILETAHI ‘E 35-40 KIHE HOUA. KO E SAIKOLONE ‘OKU NE NGA’UNU MAMALIE KA ‘OKU AMANAKI KE NE FONONGA TONGA-HAHAKE ANAI ANGE.

FAKAMATALA’EA KI HE TU’APO ‘APONGIPONGI KI HE ‘OTU TONGA

KI HE ONGO NIUA:
ANGI E MATANGI MEI HE TOKELAU MO E TOKELAU-HAHAKE PEA TEKA MATANGI ‘O ANGI MEI HE TOKELAU-HIHIFO HE MAILETAHI ‘E 10-15 KI HE HOUA, PEA FEANGI’AKI ‘O A’U KI HE MAILETAHI ‘E 10 HOUA.
‘AO’AOFIA MO HA ‘UHA TU’U MO TO MA’AMA’A.
HOUHOUSI’I E TAHI.
KI VAVA’U, HA’APAI, TONGATAPU MO ‘EUA:
ANGI E MATANGI MEI HE HAHAKE MO E TOKELAU-HAHAKE PEA TEKA MATANGI ‘O ANGI MEI HE TOKELAU  HE MAILETAHI ‘E 15-20 KI HE HOUA, PEA HIKI HAKE ‘O A’U KI HE MAILETAHI ‘E 25 KI HE HOUA.
LAHI ‘ALO MALIE PE, TUKUKEHE HA ‘AO’AOFIA FAKATAIMI, PEA MALAVA KE ‘I AI MO HA ‘UHO’UHA TU’U MO TO FAKAFEITU’U.
HOU E TAHI . AAKE MAMALOHI E MATANGI MEI HE TOKELAU.

TU’U KI HE PULELULU

KI HE TONGATAPU MO ‘EUA:
ANGI FAKATUPU MAUMAU  E MATANGI MEI HE TOKELAU MO E TOKELAU-HIHIFO MAILETAHI ‘E 35-40, PEA TO TAKUTAKU ‘O A’U KI HE MAILETAHI ‘E 50 KI HE HOUA.
FAKA-POPO’ULI E LANGI MO ‘UHO’UHA, MALAVA KE LOLO-LAHI MO MANAMANA.
HOU ‘AUPITO E TAHI. AAKE FAKATUPU MAUMAU E PEAU MEI HE TOKELAU KI HE NGAAHI MATAFANGA

KI VAVA’U MO HA’APAI:
ANGI FAKATUPU MAUMAU  E MATANGI MEI HE TOKELAU MO E TOKELAU-HIHIFO MAILETAHI ‘E 30-35, PEA TO TAKUTAKU ‘O A’U KI HE MAILETAHI ‘E 40 KI HE HOUA.
FAKA-POPO’ULI E LANGI MO ‘UHO’UHA, MALAVA KE LOLO-LAHI MO MANAMANA.
HOU ‘AUPITO E TAHI. AAKE FAKATUPU MAUMAU E PEAU MEI HE TOKELAU KI HE NGAAHI MATAFANGA

KI HE ONGO NIUA:
ANGI E MATANGI MEI HE TOKELAU MO E TOKELAU HIHIFO MAILETAHI 20-25, PEA TO TAKUTAKU ‘O A’U KI HE MAILETAHI 30 KI HE HOUA.

HU’A MOE MAMAHA ‘O E TAHI

TAUMALIE          :          02:20PM
MAHATOKA              :          08:40PM

LA’AA MOE MAHINA:

TO E LA’AA                     :        06:35PM
HOPO E MAHINA         :        01:30AM        (10.04.2018)