| ISSUED FROM THE FUA’AMOTU TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE AT 02:00PM SATURDAY 30 JANUARY 2021 | |
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| TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT IS NOW INFORCE FOR TONGA | |
| WARNINGS: | |
| A GALE ALERT IS NOW IN FORCE FOR THE ISLANDS GROUPS OF HAAPAI, TONGATAPU AND EUA
A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS INFORCE ALL LAND AND COASTAL WATERS A HEAVY DAMAGING SWELL WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR ALL OF TONGA COASTAL WATERS. A HEAVY RAIN WARNING AND FLASH FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS INFORCE FOR ALL OF TONGA LAND AREAS A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS INFORCE FOR ALL OF TONGA COASTAL WATERS. |
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| SITUATION: | |
| Tropical Cyclone ANA (Category 1) was located at 16.0 South and 176.6 West or about 825KM West of Niuafo’ou, 1020KM West of Niuatoputapu, 1030KM North Northwest of Nuku’alofa, 1035KM West Northwest of Vava’u, 1040KM West Northwest of Ha’apai, 1070KM Northwest of ‘Eua at 12:00pm noon today. Tropical Cyclone Ana (Cat 1) is moving Southeast at about 11 knots (22km/hr). The maximum winds near its center is about 35 knots (70km/hr) and increasing to 40 knots (80km/hr) about 7:00pm this evening. On its current track, it could bring damaging gale force winds to Haapai Tongatapu and Eua groups by late Monday or early Tuesday. Associated strong winds, cloudy conditions with periods of heavy rain and thunderstorms continues to affect Tonga. | |
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FOR ALL OF TONGA: |
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| TIDE PREDICTION FOR NUKU’ALOFA | |
| LOW TIDE : 02:40PM HIGH TIDE : 08:50PM |
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| THE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE RECORDED AT FUA’AMOTU AIRPORT AT 02:00PM WAS 1005.1 MILLIBARS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WAS 87%. THE NEXT TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY ON TROPICAL CYCLONE ANA (CATEGORY 1) FOR TONGA WILL BE ISSUED ABOUT 08:00PM THIS EVENING. | |
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| FCD: TTK/VF/STP/VV/= CRS: FL/= | |
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Tropical Cyclone Advisory Number 01 for Tonga on Tropical Cyclone Ana (Category 1)
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