| TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY NUMBER 13 FOR TONGA ON TROPICAL CYCLONE POLA – CATEGORY 1 (PREVIOUSLY CALLED TD11F) | |
| ISSUED FROM THE FUA’AMOTU TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE AT 03:00AM WEDNESDAY 27 FEBRUARY 2019 TONGAN | |
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| TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING | |
| WARNINGS: | |
| A GALE WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR ALL OF TONGA LAND AREAS AND COASTAL WATERS.
A HEAVY RAIN WARNING AND FLASH FLOOD ADVISORIES REMAIN INFORCE FOR THE NIUAS, VAVA’U AND HA’APAI. A HEAVY DAMAGING SWELL REMAINS INFORCE FOR ALL OF TONGA COASTAL WATERS. |
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| SITUATION: | |
| TROPICAL CYCLONE POLA CATEGORY 1 (TD11F) WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.8 SOUTH, LONGITUDE 176.1 WEST OR 305KM NORTHWEST OF VAVA’U OR 380KM NORTH NORTHWEST OF HA’APAI AT 01:00AM THIS MORNING . THIS SYSTEM IS GRADUALLY MOVING SOUTH SOUTHWEST AT THE SPEED OF 06 KNOTS (11KM/HR). THE MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTER IS ABOUT 30 KNOTS (55 KM/HR) WITH MOMENTARY GUST UP TO 40-45 KNOTS (74-83KM/HR). ON ITS CURRENT TRACK, TD11F IS EXPECTED TO LIE AT ABOUT 285KM WEST OF VAVA’U OR 260KM NORTHWEST OF HA’AFEVA OR 280KM WEST NORTH WEST OF LIFUKA AT 1:00PM THIS EVENING. HEAVY RAIN AND GALE FORCE WINDS MAY START TO AFFECT VAVA’U AND HA’APAI THIS MORNING. | |
| FOR THE NIUAS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15-20 KNOTS (27-37KM/HR), RISING UP 25-30 KNOTS (46-55KM/HR) WITH MOMENTARY GUST UP TO 40-45 KNOTS (74-83KM/HR). MOSTLY CLOUDY AND OVERCAST WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. A HEAVY DAMAGING NORTHERLY SWELL. POSSIBLE FLASH FLOOD AND SEA FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS DUE TO HEAVY RAIN AND HEAVY DAMAGING SWELL. FOR VAVA’U: EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15-20 KNOTS (27-37KM/HR). TENDING NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 25-30 KNOTS (46-55KM/HR) WITH MOMENTARY GUST UP TO 40-45 KNOTS (74-83KM/HR) THIS MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY AND OVERCAST WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. A HEAVY DAMAGING NORTHERLY SWELL. POSSIBLE FLASH FLOOD AND SEA FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS DUE TO HEAVY RAIN AND HEAVY DAMAGING SWELL.FOR HA’APAI: EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15-20 KNOTS (27-37KM/HR). TENDING NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 25-30 KNOTS (46-55KM/HR) WITH MOMENTARY GUST UP TO 35-45 KNOTS (64-83KM/HR) THIS MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY AND OVERCAST WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. A HEAVY DAMAGING NORTHERLY SWELL. POSSIBLE FLASH FLOOD AND SEA FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS DUE TO HEAVY RAIN AND HEAVY DAMAGING SWELL.FOR TONGATAPU AND ‘EUA: EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15-20 KNOTS (27-37KM/HR), TENDING NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS, 25-30 KNOTS (46-55KM/HR) WITH MOMENTARY GUST UP TO 35-45 KNOTS (64-83KM/HR) TONIGHT .CLOUDY PERIODS WITH POSSIBLE OCCASSIONAL SHOWERS HEAVY AT TIMES. |
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| TIDE PREDICTION | |
| LOW TIDE : 07:50AM HIGH TIDE : 02:10PM |
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| THE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE RECORDED AT FUA’AMOTU AIRPORT AT 03:00AM WAS 1002.7 MILLIBARS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WAS 95%. THIS NEXT TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION 11F FOR TONGA WILL BE ISSUED AT 06:00AM THIS MORNING. |
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| FCD: MT/GV/FH/TTK/= CRS: FV/= | |
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Tropical Cyclone Advisory Number 13 for Tonga on Tropical Cyclone Pola – Category 1 (Previously Called TD11F)
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