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TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY NUMBER 6 “FOR TONGA ON TROPICAL CYCLONE ELLA”

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10th May, 2017 ISSUED FROM THE FUA’AMOTU TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE AT 9:00AM

TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING :

A TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR THE NIUAS.

SPOT WEATHER REPORT FROM THE MAIN ISLAND CENTRES AT 9AM TODAY

WARNINGS

A GALE WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR THE NIUAS LAND AREAS

A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR THE REST OF TONGA.

A HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR THE NIUAS.

SITUATION

TROPICAL CYCLONE ELLA (CATEGORY 1) WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15. 0 SOUTH, LONGITUDE 173.7 WEST OR ABOUT 105KM NORTH OF NIUATOPUTAPU OR 215KM EAST-NORTHEAST OF  NIUAFO’OU AT 7:00AM THIS MORNING. THE SYSTEM IS MOVING WEST AT ABOUT 4 KNOTS (8KM/HR).ON ITS CURRENT TRACK TROPICAL CYCLONE ELLA IS EXPECTED TO LIE ABOUT 40KM NORTH-NORTHEAST OF NIUAFO’OU OR 195KM WEST-NORTHWEST OF NIUATOPUTAPU AT 07:00PM THIS EVENING.

FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR TONGA

FOR NIUATOPUTAPU :

EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 30-35 KNOTS (55-65KM/HR), POSSIBLY RISING UP TO DAMAGING GALE FORCE WINDS WITH A SPEED OF 35-40 KNOTS (65-75KM/HR) .

CLOUDY AND OVERCAST WITH PERIODS OF RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS, AND POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING.

FOR NIUAFO’OU:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25-30 KNOTS(45-55KM/H), WITH GUST UP TO DAMAGING GALE

FORCE WINDS 35-40 KNOTS AT TIMES LATER THIS AFTERNOON.CLOUDY PERIODS WITH OCCASSIONAL SHOWERS HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AND POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING.

FOR VAVAU, HA’APAI, TONGATAPU AND ‘EUA:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 15-20 KNOTS (30-40KM/HR) AND RISING UP TO 25-30 KNOTS

(45-55KM/HR) AT TIMES.CLOUDY WITH OCCASSIOANL SHOWERS  POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES OVER VAVAU. ELSEWHERE CLOUDY PERIODS WITH POSSIBLE FEW SHOWERS.

OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY

FOR ALL OF TONGA:

FRESH TO STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS.

CLOUDY PERIODS WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS.

TEMPERATURE FORECAST FOR NUKU’ALOFA

MAXIMUM FOR TOMORROW                : 28C

MINIMUM FOR TONIGHT                        : 23C

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MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN

WARNINGS

A GALE WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR THE NIUAS COASTAL WATERS.

A HEAVY DAMAGING SWELL WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR ALL TONGA COASTAL WATERS.

A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR VAVA’U,HA’APAI, TONGATAPU AND ‘EUA COASTAL

WATERS.

FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR ALL TONGA COASTAL WATERS

FOR NIUATOPUTAPU COASTAL WATERS:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 30-35 KNOTS (OR 55-65KM/HR) , RISING UP TO DAMAGING GALE

FORCE WINDS WITH A SPEED OF 35-40KNOTS (65-75KM/HR).

ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.A HEAVY SOUTHEAST DAMAGING SWELLS.

FOR NIUAFO’OU COASTAL WATERS:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25-30 KNOTS(45-55KM/HR), WITH GUST UP TO DAMAGING GALE

FORCE WINDS 35-40 KNOTS (65-75KM/HR) AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.A HEAVY SOUTHEAST DAMAGING SWELLS.

FOR VAVA’U,HA’APAI, TONGATAPU AND EUA COASTAL WATERS:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25-30KNOTS (OR 45-55KM/HR).

ROUGH SEAS.A HEAVY SOUTHEAST DAMAGING SWELLS.

OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY

FOR ALL TONGA COASTAL WATERS:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 20-25 KNOTS, RISING UP TO 30 KNOTS AT TIMES.

ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. A HEAVY SOUTHEAST DAMAGING SWELLS.

TIDE PREDICTION

LOW TIDE        : 01:30PM

HIGH TIDE        : 07:43PM

SUN AND MOON

SUNSET             : 06:12PM

MOONRISE       :05:55PM

THE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE RECORDED AT FUA’AMOTU AIRPORT AT 9:00AM WAS 1019.7 MILLIBARS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WAS 68%

THE NEXT TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED AT AROUND 12:00PM THIS AFTERNOON.

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FCD:     MT/SF/GV/ML=                     CRS:   TT/=


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