| TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY NUMBER 24 FOR TONGA ON SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE POLA – CATEGORY 3 | |
| ISSUED FROM THE FUA’AMOTU TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE AT 10:00AM THURSDAY 28 FEBRUARY 2019 TONGAN | |
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| TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING | |
| WARNINGS FOR LAND AREAS AND COASTAL WATERS: | |
| A HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WARNING IS NOW INFORCE FOR TELE-KI-TONGA AND TELE-KI-TOKELAU COASTAL WATERS.
A GALE WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR TONGATAPU AND ‘EUA LAND AREAS AND COASTAL WATERS BUT IS NOW CANCELLED FOR HA’APAI LAND AREAS AND COASTAL WATERS. A STRONG WIND WARNING IS NOW INFORCE FOR HA’APAI LAND AREAS AND COASTAL WATERS BUT IS NOW CANCELLED FOR VAVA’U LAND AREAS AND COASTAL WATERS. A HEAVY RAIN WARNING AND FLASH FLOOD ADVISORIES REMAINS INFORCE FOR TONGATAPU AND ‘EUA LAND AREAS BUT IS NOW CANCELLED FOR HA’APAI LAND AREAS. A HEAVY DAMAGING SWELL REMAINS INFORCE FOR HA’APAI, TONGATAPU, ‘EUA, TELE-KI-TONGA AND TELE-KI-TOKELAU COASTAL WATERS BUT IS NOW CANCELLED FOR VAVA’U AND THE NIUAS COASTAL WATERS. |
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| SITUATION: | |
| SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE POLA (CATEGORY 3) WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.3 SOUTH, LONGITUDE 178.0 WEST OR 295KM WEST OF NUKU’ALOFA, 320KM WEST OF ‘EUA OR 355KM WEST SOUTHWEST OF NOMUKA AT 09:00AM THIS MORNING. TROPICAL CYCLONE POLA IS MOVING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AT THE SPEED OF 5 KNOTS (10KM/HR). THE MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTER IS ABOUT 65 KNOTS (120 KM/HR) WITH MOMENTARY GUST UP TO 90 KNOTS (170KM/HR). ON ITS CURRENT TRACK, TROPICAL CYCLONE POLA IS EXPECTED TO LIE AT ABOUT 350KM WEST SOUTH-WEST OF NUKU’ALOFA, 365KM WEST SOUTH-WEST OF ‘EUA OR 425KM WEST SOUTHWEST OF NOMUKA AT 01:00PM AFTERNOON. HEAVY RAIN AND GALE FORCE WINDS WILL AFFECT TONGATAPU AND ‘EUA THIS MORNING. | |
| FOR THE NIUAS AND VAVA’U: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15-20 KNOTS (30-40KM/HR), RISING UPTO 25 KNOTS (45KM/HR). CLOUDY PERIODS WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS. A MODERATE NORTHERLY SWELL.FOR HA’APAI: NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20-25 KNOTS (35-45KM/HR) WITH MOMENTARY GUST UP TO 35KNOTS (65KM/HR). NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 25 KNOTS (45KM/HR) WITH MOMENTARY GUST UP TO 40KNOTS (75KM/HR). MOSTLY CLOUDY AND OVERCAST WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 30-35 KNOTS (55-65KM/HR), TENDING NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 65 KNOTS (120KM/HR) WITH MOMENTARY GUST UP TO 90 KNOTS (170KM/HR) TODAY. CLOUDY WITH POSSIBLE OCCASSIONAL RAIN HEAVY AT TIMES. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. A HEAVY DAMAGING NORTHERLY SWELL. |
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| TIDE PREDICTION | |
| HIGH TIDE : 03:05PM LOW TIDE : 09:35PM |
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| THE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE RECORDED AT FUA’AMOTU AIRPORT AT 10:00AM WAS 1003.9 MILLIBARS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WAS 96%. THIS NEXT TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING ON TROPICALCYCLONE POLA FOR TONGA WILL BE ISSUED ABOUT 01:00PM THIS AFTERNOON. |
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| FCD: VF/SP/VV/AA/FH/NH/= CRS: ST/HT/= | |
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Tropical Cyclone Advisory Number 24 for Tonga on Severe Tropical Cyclone Pola – Category 3
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