| TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY NUMBER 4 FOR TONGA ON TROPICAL CYCLONE SARAI (CATEGORY 2) ISSUED FROM THE FUA’AMOTU TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE AT 02:00AM SATURDAY 28 DECEMBER 2019 | ||
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| TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT | ||
| WARNINGS FOR LAND AREAS AND COASTAL WATERS: | ||
| A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR VAVA’U, HA’APAI, TONGATAPU AND ‘EUA LAND AREAS AND IS NOW INFORCE FOR THE NIUAS LAND AREAS.
A HEAVY RAIN WARNING AND FLASH FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS INFORCE FOR THE NIUAS LAND AREAS AND IS NOW INFORCE FOR VAVA’U, HA’APAI, TONGATAPU AND ‘EUA LAND AREAS. A STRONG WIND WARNING AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS INFORCE FOR VAVA’U, HA’APAI, TONGATAPU, ‘EUA, TELE-KI-TONGA AND TELE-KI-TOKELAU COASTAL WATERS AND IS NOW INFORCE FOR THE NIUAS COASTAL WATERS. |
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| SITUATION: | ||
| TROPICAL CYCLONE “SARAI” (CATEGORY 2) WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.5 SOUTH, LONGITUDE 176.0 EAST OR ABOUT 180KM WEST SOUTHWEST OF NADI, FIJI, 950KM WEST SOUTHWEST OF NIUAFO’OU, 1125KM WEST SOUTHWEST OF NIUATOPUTAPU, 1060KM WEST OF NEIAFU, VAVA’U, 1025KM WEST OF PANGAI, HA’APAI, 970KM WEST NORTHTHWEST OF NUKU’ALOFA AND 1000KM WEST NORTHWEST OF ‘OHONUA, ‘EUA AT 01:00AM THIS MORNING. TROPICAL CYCLONE “SARAI” HAS CHANGED COURSE AND IS NOW MOVING SOUTH SOUTHEAST AT THE SPEED OF 10 KNOTS (20KM/HR). THE MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTER IS ABOUT 50 KNOTS (100 KM/HR) WITH MOMENTARY GUST OF UP TO 60KNOTS (120KM/HR). ON ITS CURRENT TRACK, TROPICAL CYCLONE “SARAI” IS EXPECTED TO LIE AT ABOUT 230KM SOUTHWEST OF NADI , FIJI BY 7AM THIS MORNING. 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 : 02:55AM ( EARLY THIS MORNING) HIGH TIDE : 09:10AM (THIS MORNING) |
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| THE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE RECORDED AT FUA’AMOTU AIRPORT AT 02:00AM WAS 1011.3 MILLIBARS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WAS 79%. THIS NEXT TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY ON TROPICAL CYCLONE SARAI FOR TONGA WILL BE ISSUED ABOUT 08:00AM THIS MORNING. | ||
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| FCD: LF/SV/FV/VV/= CRS: ST/= | ||
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Tropical Cyclone Advisory Number 04 for Tonga on Tropical Cyclone Sarai (Category 2)
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