| TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY NUMBER 02 FOR TONGA ON SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE HAROLD (CATEGORY 4) | ||
| ISSUED FROM THE FUA’AMOTU TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE AT 4:00PM TUESDAY 07 APRIL 2020 | ||
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| TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT | ||
| WARNINGS: | ||
| A TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT REMAIN INFORCE FOR HA’APAI, TONGATAPU AND ‘EUA.
A HEAVY RAIN WARNING AND FLASH FLOOD ADVISORY REMAIN INFORCE FOR TONGATAPU, ‘EUA, HA’APAI AND VAVA’U LAND AREAS. A STRONG WINDS WARNING AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAIN INFORCE FOR TELE-KI-TONGA AND TELE-KI-TOKELAU COASTAL WATERS. |
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| SITUATION: | ||
| SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE “HAROLD” (CATEGORY 4) WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.6 SOUTH, LONGITUDE 171.2 EAST OR ABOUT 670KM WEST OF NADI (FIJI), 1410KM WEST OF NIUAFO’OU, 1515KM WEST NORTH-WEST OF NUKU’ALOFA, 1565KM WEST NORTH-WEST OF PANGAI HA’APAI, 1585KM WEST NORTH-WEST OF VAVA’U AT 1:00PM THIS AFTERNOON. SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE HAROLD IS MOVING EAST AT THE SPEED OF 15 KNOTS (29KM/HRS). THE MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTER IS ABOUT 101 KNOTS (201KM/HR). ON ITS CURRENT TRACK, SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE “HAROLD” IS EXPECTED TO LIE AT ABOUT 120KM SOUTH-WEST OF NUKU’ALOFA AT ABOUT 7AM THURSDAY MORNING. MEANWHILE, A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE LIES SLOW MOVING OVER VAVA’U. ASSOCIATED CLOUDS WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN AND STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT THE GROUP THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. | ||
| FOR TONGATAPU, ‘EUA, TELE-KI-TONGA AND TELE-KI-TOKELAU: EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 15-20 KNOTS (30-40KM/HR), INCREASING TO 25-30 KNOTS (50-60KM/HR). MOSTLY CLOUDY AND OVERCAST WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS (4-6 METERS). A MODERATE NORTHERLY SWELL (3 – 4 METERS) POOR VISIBILITY IN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS. POSSIBLE FLASH FLOOD IN LOW LYING AREAS DUE TO HEAVY RAIN.FOR VAVA’U AND HA’APAI:NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10-15 KNOTS (20-30KM/HR), INCREASING TO 20 KNOTS (40KM/HR). TENDING NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS THIS EVENING. MOSTLY CLOUDY AND OVERCAST WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. ROUGH SEAS (UP TO 3 METERS). A MODERATE NORTHERLY SWELL (3 – 4 METERS) POOR VISIBILITY IN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS. POSSIBLE FLASH FLOOD IN LOW LYING AREAS DUE TO HEAVY RAIN.FOR THE NIUAS:NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS 10-15KNOTS (20-30KM/HR), RISING UP TO 20KNOTS (40KM/HR). MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES. ROUGH SEAS (UP TO 3 METERS).
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| TIDE PREDICTION | ||
| HIGH TIDE : 6:55PM (EVENING) LOW TIDE : 1:05AM (TOMORROW MORNING) |
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| THE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE RECORDED AT FUA’AMOTU AIRPORT AT 04:00PM WAS 1009.2 MILLIBARS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WAS 95%. THE NEXT TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY ON TROPICAL CYCLONE HAROLD FOR TONGA WILL BE ISSUED ABOUT 10:00PM TONIGHT. | ||
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| FCD: OF/VF/TTK/GV/VV/SV/PL/= CRS: FV/= | ||
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Tropical Cyclone Advisory Number 02 for Tonga on Severe Tropical Cyclone Harold (Category 4)
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