| TONGAN ISSUED FROM THE FUA’AMOTU TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE AT 01:00AM SUNDAY 20 DECEMBER 2020 |
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| A TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR TONGA | ||
| WARNINGS: | ||
| A GALE WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR TELE-KI-TONGA, TELE-KI-TOKELAU, TONGATAPU AND ‘EUA LAND AND COASTAL WATERS.
A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR THE NIUAS, VAVA’U AND HA’APAI LAND AREAS AND COASTAL WATERS. A HEAVY DAMAGING SWELL WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR ALL OF TONGA COASTAL WATERS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS INFORCE FOR ALL OF TONGA COASTAL WATERS. |
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| SITUATION: | ||
| Tropical Cyclone “YASA” Category 1 was located at about Latitude 22.2° South, Longitude 177.7 West or about 295KM Southwest of Nuku’alofa, 305KM Southwest of ‘Eua, 450KM Southwest of Pangai Ha’apai at 12:00am this morning. This system is moving South Southeast at about 8 knots (16km/hr). The sustained maximum winds near the center is about 45 knots (90km/hr) with momentary gust up to 65 knots (130km/hr). On its current track, Tropical Cyclone “YASA” (CAT 1) is expected to lie at about 340KM Southwest of Nuku’alofa and ‘Eua at 7:00am this morning. Associated strong and gale force winds, cloudy conditions and periods of heavy rain and thunderstorms with rough to very rough seas will affect the group today. | ||
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FOR TONGATAPU AND ‘EUA: FOR VAVA’U AND HA’APAI: FOR THE NIUAS: |
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| TIDE PREDICTION FOR NUKU’ALOFA | ||
| LOW TIDE : 05:50AM HIGH TIDE : 12:15PM |
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| THE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE RECORDED AT FUA’AMOTU AIRPORT AT 1:00AM WAS 1004.2 MILLIBARS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WAS 92%. THE NEXT TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY ON TROPICAL CYCLONE “YASA” FOR TONGA WILL BE ISSUED ABOUT 4:00AM THIS MORNING. | ||
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Tropical Cyclone Advisory 19 for Tonga on Tropical Cyclone Yasa (Category 1)
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