FUA’AMOTU WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE
TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY NUMBER SIXTEENTH FOR TONGA ON SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE
GITA ISSUED FROM THE FUA’AMOTU TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE AT 7:00PM
MONDAY 12 FEBRUARY 2018.
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TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING:
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR TONGATAPU AND ‘EUA.
A STORM WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR THE NOMUKA, MANGO, FONOI AND NEARBY SMALL ISLANDS.
A GALE WARNING IS NOW INFORCE FOR VAVA’U AND REMAINS INFORCE FOR THE REST OF HA’APAI GROUP.
A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR VAVA’U AND THE NIUAS.
A DAMAGING SWELL WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR TONGATAPU,’EUA,HA’APAI AND VAVA’U.
A HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR HA’APAI,TONGATAPU AND ‘EUA.
SITUATION:
SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE GITA, CATEGORY 4, WAS LOCATED NEAR 21.6 SOUTH 173.1 WEST OR 125KM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ‘EUA OR 150KM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF TONGATAPU OR 220KM SOUTHEAST OF LIFUKA AT 6:40PM THI EVENING. CLOSE TO ITS CENTER, THE CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO HAVE AVERAGE WINDS OF 105 KNOTS(195KM/HRS) POSSIBLY INCREASING TO 115 KNOTS(210KM/HRS) . THE CYCLONE IS MOVING WEST ABOUT 15 KNOTS(30KM/HR). VERY DESTRUCTIVE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT FOR TONGATAPU AND ‘EUA.
FORECAST FOR TODAY:
FOR TONGATAPU AND ‘EUA:
VERY DESTRUCTIVE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 65-85 KNOTS(120KM-155KM/HRS) WITH MOMENTARY GUST UP TO 90 KNOTS(165KM/HRS) , POSSIBLY INCREASING TO 100-105 KNOTS(185KM-195KM/HRS) WITH MOMENTARY GUST TO 110-115 KNOTS(205KM-210KM/HRS) TONIGHT. OVERCAST WITH OCCASSIONAL RAIN HEAVY AT TIMES WITH THUNDERSTORMS. VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS. A HEAVY SOUTHEAST DAMAGING SWELL ON COASTAL AREAS.
FOR NOMUKA, MANGO, FONOI AND NEARBY SMALL ISLANDS:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST DESTRUCTIVE WINDS OF 40-50 KNOTS(75-90KM/HRS) WITH MOMENTARY GUST UP TO 65KNOTS(120KM/HRS) . OVERCAST WITH OCCASSIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES WITH THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS. A HEAVY SOUTHEAST DAMAGING SWELL ON COASTAL AREAS.
FOR THE REST OF HA’APAI GROUP AND VAVA’U:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST DAMAGING WINDS 35-40 KNOTS (65KM-75KM/HR)WITH MOMENTARY GUST UP TO 50 KNOTS(90KM/HR) . OVERCAST WITH OCCASSIONAL RAIN HEAVY AT TIMES WITH THUNDERSTORMS.VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS. A HEAVY SOUTHEAST DAMAGING SWELL ON COASTAL AREAS.
FOR THE NIUAS:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20-25 KNOTS(35KM-45KM/HR), RISING UP TO 30-35 KNOTS(55KM-65KM/HR), GUSTY UP TO 40 KNOTS(75KM/HR). MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS.ROUGH SEAS. A HEAVY SOUTHEAST DAMAGING SWELL ON COASTAL AREAS OF VAVA’U.
FORECAST FOR TOMORROW:
FOR TONGATAPU AND ‘EUA.
VERY DESTRUCTIVE WINDS OF AVERAGE SPEEDS OF 105 KNOTS(190KM/HR) AND GUSTS TO 110 KNOTS(205KM/HR) FROM EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WITH THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH SEAS. VERY DAMANGING HEAVY SWELLS. FLOODING, INCLUDING SEA FLOODING FOR LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS.
FOR NOMUKA, MANGO, FONOI AND NEARBY SMALL ISLANDS:
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS OF 40-50 KNOTS(75KM-90KM/HR) WITH MOMENTARY GUST UP TO 65 KNOTS(120KM/HR) . OVERCAST WITH OCCASSIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES WITH THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS. A HEAVY SOUTHEAST DAMAGING SWELL. FLOODING, INCLUDING SEA FLOODING FOR LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS.
FOR THE REST HA’APAI GROUP:
DAMAGING WINDS OF 30-35 KNOTS(55KM-65KM/HR) WITH MOMENTARY GUST UP TO 45 KNOTS(85KM/HR) IN THE AFTERNOON. OVERCAST WITH OCCASSIONAL RAIN HEAVY AT TIMES WITH THUNDERSTORMS. VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS. A HEAVY SOUTHEAST DAMAGING SWELL. FLOODING, INCLUDING SEA FLOODING FOR LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS.
FOR VAVA’U AND THE NIUAS:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20-25 KNOTS(35KM-45KM/HR), GUSTY UP TO 30 KNOTS(55KM/HR). MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS.
ROUGH SEAS. A MODERATE SOUTHEAST DAMAGING SWELL ON COASTAL AREAS OF VAVA’U.
TIDE PREDICTION:
LOW TIDE : 11:55PM
HIGH TIDE : 06:10AM
THE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE RECORDED AT FUA’AMOTU AIRPORT AT 07:00PM WAS 988.9 MILLIBARS.
THE NEXT TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY FOR TONGA WILL BE ISSUED ABOUT 9:00PM THIS EVENING
FCD:OF/GV/SV/NH/SU/ML/= CRS: TT/HT/FV=
SENITA FAKAMATALA’EA ‘A TONGA ‘I FUA’AMOTU
FAKAMATALA’EA MAKEHE HONO HONGOFULU MA ONO MA’A TONGA FEKAU’AKI MOE SAIKOLONE FAKATALOPIKI KO GITA ‘I HONO TUKUATU MEIHE SENITA FAKAMATALA FAKASAIKOLONE ‘A TONGA ‘I FUA’AMOTU ‘I HE TAIMI 7:00PM MONITE 12, FEPUELI 2018.
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FAKATOKANGA KI HA SAIKOLONE FAKATALOPIKI
OKU KEI TU’U PE FAKATOKANGA AFA MALOHI FAKATUPU MAUMAU LAHI ‘AUPITO KI TONGATAPU MO ‘EUA.
‘OKU KEI TU’U PE FAKATOKANGA AFA MALOHI FAKATUPU MAUMAU LAHI KI NOMUKA, MANGO, FONOI MO E ‘OTU MU’OMU’A.
‘OKU KEI TU’U PE MOE FAKATOKANGA MATANGI FAKATUPU MAUMAU KI HE TOENGA ‘OTU HA’APAI.
‘OKU KEI TU’U PE MO E FAKATOKANGA MATANGI HAKOHAKO KI VAVA’U MO E ONGO NIUA.
‘OKU KEI TU’U PE MO E FAKATOKANGA PEAU AAKE MALOHI FAKATUPU MAUMAU KI TONGATAPU,’EUA,HA’APAI MO VAVA’U.
‘OKU KEI TU’U PE MOE FAKATOKANGA ‘UHA LAHI MO TAFEA KI HA’APAI,TONGATAPU MO ‘EUA.
TU’UNGA ‘OE ‘EA
KOE SAIKOLONE FAKATALOPIKI MALOHI KOIA KO GITA (KALASI 4) NA’E FE’UNGA HONO UHOUHONGA MOE LATITUTE 21.6 FAKA-TONGA, LONGITUTE 173.7 FAKA-HIHIFO PE KILOMITA ‘E 125 FAKA-HAHAKE-TONGAHAHAKE ‘O ‘EUA PE KILOMITA 150 KI HE HAHAKE-TONGAHAHAKE ‘O TONGATAPU PE KILOMITA 220 KI HE TONGAHAHAKE ‘O LIFUKA ‘I HE TAIMI 6:40PM ‘O E EFIAFI NI. KO E MALOHI ‘O E SAIKOLONE, ‘OKU OFI KI HONO UHOUHONGA KIHE MAILETAHI ‘E 105 KIHE HOUA(195KM/HR) PEA MALAVA KE A’U KI HE MALOHI KOE MAILETAHI ‘E 115 KI HE HOUA(210KM/HR) . KO E SAIKOLONE ‘OKU NE NGA’UNU FAKAHIHIFO ‘I HE VAVE KO E MAILETAHI ‘E 15 KI HE HOUA(30KM/HR). KO HA MATANGI MALOHI FAKATUPU MAUMAU LAHI ‘AUPITO ‘OKU FAKAFUOFUA KI HE POONI KI TONGATAPU MO ‘EUA.
FAKAMATALA’EA KI HE ‘AHO NI:
KI TONGATAPU MO ‘EUA :
KO HA MATANGI FAKATUPU MAUMAU LAHI ‘AUPITO MEI HE TONGA MO E TONGAHIHIFO KO HONO MALOHI KO E MAILETAHI ‘E 65-85(120KM-155KM/HR) PEA TO TAKUTAKU KI HE MAILETAHI ‘E 90 KI HE HOUA(165KM/HR) PEA MALAVA KE A’U KI HE MAILETAHI ‘E 100-105 KI HE HOUA(185KM-195KM/HR) PEA TO TAKUTAKU KI HE MAILETAHI ‘E 110-115 KI HE HOUA(205KM-210/HR) MEI HE POONI. FAKAPOPO’ULI E LANGI MO HA ‘UHA FAKATAIMI, LOLO LAHI HA NGAAHI TAIMI MO HA MANAMANA. HOU ‘AUPITO E TAHI MO MA’OLUNGA. AAKE MALOHI ‘AUPITO E PEAU MEI HE TONGAHAHAKE ‘O MALAVA KE NE FAKATUPU HA MAUMAU KI HE NGAAHI MATAAFANGA.
KI NOMUKA, MANGO, FONOI MO E ‘OTU MU’OMU’A:
ANGI E MATANGI MEI HE TONGA MOE TONGAHIHIFO ‘I HE MALOHI MALAVA KENE FAKATUPU HA MAUMAU LAHI 40-50 (75-90KM/HR)PEA TO TAKUTAKU AI KI HE MAILETAHI ‘E 65(120KM/HR) . FAKAPOPO’ULI E LANGI MO HA ‘UHA FAKATAIMI, LOLO LAHI HA NGAAHI TAIMI MO HA MANAMANA. HOU ‘AUPITO E TAHI MO MA’OLUNGA. AAKE MALOHI ‘AUPITO E PEAU MEI HE TONGAHAHAKE ‘O MALAVA KE NE FAKATUPU HA MAUMAU KI HE NGAAHI MATAAFANGA.
KI HE TOENGA ‘O E ‘OTU MOTU HA’APAI MO VAVA’U:
ANGI E MATANGI MEI HE TONGA MOE TONGAHIHIFO ‘I HE MALOHI MALAVA KENE FAKATUPU HA MAUMAU ‘I HE MAILETAHI ‘E 35-40(65KM-75KM/HR) PEA TO TAKUTAKU KI HE MAILETAHI ‘E 50 KI HE HOUA(90KM/HR) . FAKAPOPO’ULI E LANGI MO HA ‘UHA FAKATAIMI, LOLO LAHI HA NGAAHI TAIMI MO HA MANAMANA. HOU ‘AUPITO E TAHI MO MA’OLUNGA. AAKE MALOHI ‘AUPITO E PEAU MEI HE TONGAHAHAKE ‘O MALAVA KE NE FAKATUPU HA MAUMAU KI HE NGAAHI MATAAFANGA.
KI HE ONGO NIUA:
ANGI E MATANGI MEI HE HIHIFO MOE TONGAHIHIFO MAILETAHI ‘E 20-25 KI HE HOUA(35KM-45KM/HR) PEA A’U KI HE MAILETAIHI 30-35(55KM-65KM/HR) KI HE HOUA, PEA TO TAKUTAKU KI HE MAILETAHI ‘E 40 KI HE HOUA(75KM/HR). LAHI KE ‘AO’AOFIA PEA MO ‘UHO’UHA TU’U MO TO TO TO HOLO.
HOU E TAHI, AAKE MALOHI ‘AUPITO E PEAU FAKATUPU MAUMAU MEI HE TONGAHAHAKE KI HE NGAAHI MATAFANGA ‘O VAVA’U.
FAKAMATALA’EA KI HE ‘APONGIPONGI:
KI TONGATAPU MO ‘EUA:
MATANGI FAKATUPU MAUMAU LAHI ‘AUPITO KI HE ‘AVALISI KO E MAILETAHI ‘E 105 KI HE HOUA (190KM/HR) PEA TO TAKUTAKU ‘O A’U KI HE MAILETAHI ‘E 110 KI HE HOUA(205KM/HR) HE PONGIPONGI ‘APONGIPONGI. ‘UHA LAHI FAKATAIMI MO HA MANAMANA. MA’OLUNGA E TAHI MOHA PEAU FAKATUPU MAUMAU ‘AUPITO. TAFEA, FAKATAHA MO E HAKE PEAU HE NGAAHI MATAAFANGA ‘OKU MA’ULALO.
KI NOMUKA, MANGO, FONOI MO E ‘OTU MU’OMU’A:
MATANGI MALOHI FAKATUPU HA MAUMAU LAHI MAILETAHI ‘E 40-50 KI HE HOUA(75KM-90KM/HR) PEA TO TAKUTAKU KI HE MAILETAHI ‘E 65 KI HE HOUA(120KM/HR) . FAKAPOPO’ULI E LANGI MO HA ‘UHA FAKATAIMI, LOLO LAHI HA NGAAHI TAIMI MO HA MANAMANA. HOU ‘AUPITO MO MA’OLUNGA E TAHI. AAKE MALOHI ‘AUPITO E PEAU MEI HE TONGAHAHAKE ‘O MALAVA KE NE FKTUPU HA MAUMAU. TAFEA, FAKATAHA MO E HAKE PEAU HE NGAAHI MATAAFANGA ‘OKU MA’ULALO.
KI HE TOENGA ‘O E ‘OTU MOTU HA’APAI:
MATANGI MALOHI FAKATUPU HA MAUMAU A’U KI HE MAILETAHI ‘E 30-35 KI HE HOUA(55KM-65KM/HR) PEA A’U KI HE MAILETAHI ‘E 45 KI HE HOUA(85KM/HR) HE HOUA EFIAFI. FAKAPOPO’ULI E LANGI MO HA ‘UHA FAKATAIMI, LOLO LAHI HA NGAAHI TAIMI MO HA MANAMANA. HOU ‘AUPITO E TAHI MO MA’OLUNGA. AAKE MALOHI ‘AUPITO E PEAU MEI HE TONGAHAHAKE ‘O MALAVA KE NE FAKATUPU HA MAUMAU. TAFEA, FAKATAHA MO E HAKE PEAU HE NGAAHI MATAAFANGA ‘OKU MA’ULALO.
KI VAVA’U MO E ONGO NIUA:
ANGI E MATANGI MEI HE TOKELAU MO E TOKELAU HIHIFO MAILETAHI ‘E 20-25 KI HE HOUA(35KM-45KM/HR), PEA TO TAKUTAKU ‘O A’U KI HE MAILETAHI ‘E 30 KI HE HOUA(55KM/HR). LAHI ‘AO’AOFIA MO HA ‘UHO’UHA TU’U MO TO TO TO HOLO. HOU E TAHI. AAKE MAMALOHI E PEAU MEI HE TONGAHAHAKE MALAVA KENE FAKATUPU HA MAUMAU KI HE NGAAHI MATAFANGA ‘O VAVA’U.
HU’A MOE MAMAHA ‘AE TAHI:
MAHATOKA : 11:55PM
TAUMALIE : 06:10AM
KOE FUA E PALOMETA ‘I HE MALA’EVAKAPUNA FUA’AMOTU HE TAIMI 07:00PM NA’E MILIPA ‘E 988.9.
KOE FAKAMATALA’EA MAKEHE HONO HOKO ‘E ‘OATU IA HE TAIMI 9:00PM EFIAFI NI.
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FCD: OF/GV/SV/NH//SU/ML= CRS: TT/HT/FV