| TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY NUMBER 2 FOR TONGA ON TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 06F | |
| ISSUED FROM THE FUA’AMOTU TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE AT 08:00PM WEDNESDAY 06 FEBRUARY 2019 TONGAN | |
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| A TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT REMAINS INFORCE FOR THE NIUAS. | |
| WARNINGS: | |
| A GALE WARNING IS NOW INFORCE FOR THE NIUAS LAND AREAS AND COASTAL WATERS.
A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR VAVA’U, HA’APAI, TONGATAPU, ‘EUA, TELE-KI-TONGA AND TELE-KI-TOKELAU LAND AREAS AND COASTAL WATERS. A HEAVY RAIN WARNING AND FLASH FLOOD ADVISORY IS NOW INFORCE FOR TONGATAPU AND ‘EUA LAND AREAS BUT REMAINS INFORCE FOR THE NIUAS, VAVA’U AND HA’APAI LAND AREAS. A HEAVY DAMAGING SWELL WARNING REMAIN INFORCE FOR THE NIUAS COASTAL WATERS. |
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| SITUATION: | |
| TROPICAL DEPRESSION 06F WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.2 SOUTH, LONGITUDE 177.2 WEST OR 620KM NORTH-NORTHWEST OF NIUAFO’OU, 740KM NORTH-NORTHWEST OF NIUATOPUTAPU AT 7:00PM THIS EVENING. THIS SYSTEM IS SLOW MOVING AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS. MEANWHILE, A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE LIES SLOW MOVING OVER THE GROUP. ASSOCIATED CLOUDS, HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT THE GROUP. | |
| FOR THE NIUAS: NORTHEAST WINDS 15-20 KNOTS (27-37 KM/HR), GRADUALLY INCREASING TO STRONG WINDS 30-35 KNOTS (55-65 KM/HR) TONIGHT, WITH MOMENTARY GUSTS OF UP TO 40 KNOTS (75KM/HR) BY TOMORROW. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS. A HEAVY DAMAGING NORTHEASTERLY SWELL.FOR VAVA’U AND HA’APAI: EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15-20 KNOTS (27-37 KM/HR), GRADUALLY INCREASING TO STRONG WINDS 25-30 KNOTS EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 15-20 KNOTS (27-37 KM/HR), GRADUALLY INCREASING TO STRONG WINDS 25-30 KNOTS (45-55KM/HR) AT TIMES. BECOMING NORTHEAST WINDS TONIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASSIONAL SHOWERS, POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. MODERATE SEAS TO ROUGH SEAS. A MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY SWELL. |
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| TIDE PREDICTION | |
| LOW TIDE : 03:15AM HIGH TIDE : 09:20AM |
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| THE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE RECORDED AT FUA’AMOTU AIRPORT AT 8:00PM WAS 1006.8 MILLIBARS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WAS 90%. THE NEXT TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY FOR TONGA WILL BE ISSUED AT ABOUT 02:00AM TOMORROW MORNING (07/02/2019). |
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| FCD: LF/VF/AA/SU/JS/= CRS: ST/= | |
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Tropical Cyclone Advisory Number 2 for Tonga on Tropical Disturbance 06F
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