| TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY NUMBER 3 FOR TONGA ON TROPICAL CYCLONE SARAI (CATEGORY 2) ISSUED FROM THE FUA’AMOTU TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE AT 08:00PM FRIDAY 27 DECEMBER 2019 | |
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| TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT | |
| WARNINGS FOR LAND AREAS AND COASTAL WATERS: | |
| A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR VAVA’U, HA’APAI, TONGATAPU AND ‘EUA LAND AREAS.
A HEAVY RAIN WARNING AND FLASH FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS INFORCE FOR THE NIUAS LAND AREA. A STRONG WIND WARNING AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS INFORCE FOR VAVA’U, HA’APAI, TONGATAPU, ‘EUA, TELE-KI-TONGA AND TELE-KI-TOKELAU COASTAL WATERS. |
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| SITUATION: | |
| TROPICAL CYCLONE “SARAI” (CATEGORY 2) WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.0 SOUTH, LONGITUDE 175.4 EAST OR ABOUT 220KM WEST OF NADI, FIJI, 995KM WEST SOUTHWEST OF NIUAFO’OU, 1125KM WEST OF NEIAFU, VAVA’U, 1100KM WEST OF PANGAI, HA’APAI, 1050KM WEST NORTHTHWEST OF NUKU’ALOFA AND 1080KM WEST NORTHWEST OF ‘OHONUA, ‘EUA AT 07:00PM THIS EVENING. TROPICAL CYCLONE “SARAI” IS MOVING SOUTH AT THE SPEED OF 13 KNOTS (26KM/HR). THE MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTER IS ABOUT 50 KNOTS (100 KM/HR) WITH MOMENTARY GUST OF UP TO 60KNOTS (120KM/HR). ON ITS CURRENT TRACK, TROPICAL CYCLONE “SARAI” IS EXPECTED TO LIE AT ABOUT 190KM WEST-SOUTHWEST OF NADI , FIJI BY 4AM EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. MEANWHILE, A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE LIES SLOW MOVING OVER VAVA’U AND THE NIUAS. ASSOCIATED CLOUDS WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN AND STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT THE GROUP TODAY. | |
| FOR THE NIUAS: LIGHT TO MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10-15KNOTS (20-30KM/HR) RISING UP TO 20 KNOTS (40KM/HR) AT TIMES. MOSTLY CLOUDY AND OVERCAST WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. MODERATE SEAS (UP TO 2.5 METERS). A MODERATE EASTERLY SWELL (UP TO 2.5 METERS). POOR VISIBILITY IN THE AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS.FOR VAVA’U, HA’APAI, TONGATAPU AND ‘EUA: MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO NORTH-EAST WINDS 15-20 KNOTS (30-40KM/HR), |
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| TIDE PREDICTION | |
| HIGH TIDE : 08:25PM LOW TIDE : 02:55AM (TOMORROW MORNING) |
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| THE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE RECORDED AT FUA’AMOTU AIRPORT AT 07:00PM WAS 1012.4 MILLIBARS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WAS 83%. THIS NEXT TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY ON TROPICAL CYCLONE SARAI FOR TONGA WILL BE ISSUED ABOUT 02:00AM TOMORROW MORNING. | |
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| FCD: LF/PK/SP/TTK/NH/ML/= CRS: TT/HT/= | |
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Tropical Cyclone Advisory Number 3 for Tonga on Tropical Cyclone Sarai (Category 2)
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