| TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY NUMBER 23 FOR TONGA ON TROPICAL CYCLONE SARAI (CATEGORY 1) | |
| ISSUED FROM THE FUA’AMOTU TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE AT 09:00AM TUESDAY 31 DECEMBER 2019 | |
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| TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING NUMBER 15 FOR TONGA ON TROPICAL CYCLONE SARAI (CATEGORY 1) | |
| WARNINGS: | |
| A GALE WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR VAVA’U, HA’APAI, TONGATAPU AND ‘EUA LAND AREAS AND COASTAL WATERS AND FOR TELE-KI-TONGA AND TELE-KI-TOKELAU COASTAL WATERS.
A HEAVY RAIN WARNING AND FLASH FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS INFORCE FOR ALL OF TONGA LAND AREAS. A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR THE NIUAS LAND AREAS AND COASTAL WATERS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS INFORCE FOR ALL OF TONGA COASTAL WATERS. A HEAVY DAMAGING SWELL 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 1 SYSTEM AND WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.2 SOUTH, LONGITUDE 175.9 WEST OR ABOUT, 75KM WEST OF NUKU’ALOFA, 105KM WEST NORTHWEST OF ‘OHONUA, ‘EUA, 225KM SOUTHWEST OF PANGAI, HA’APAI, 350KM SOUTHWEST OF NEIAFU, VAVA’U, 625KM SOUTH OF THE NIUAS AT 07:00AM THIS MORNING. TROPICAL CYCLONE “SARAI” IS STILL MOVING EAST AT THE SPEED OF 07 KNOTS (14KM/HR). THE MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR ITS CENTER IS ABOUT 45 KNOTS (90 KM/HR). ON ITS CURRENT TRACK, TROPICAL CYCLONE “SARAI” IS EXPECTED TO LIE AT ABOUT 15KM WEST OF NUKU’ALOFA AT 01:00PM THIS AFTERNOON. OVERCAST WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN AND STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS MAY STILL AFFECT THE GROUP TODAY. | |
| FOR TONGATAPU, ‘EUA, TELE-KI-TONGA AND TELE-KI-TOKELAU: FRESH TO STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20-30 KNOTS (40-60KM/HR), RISING UP TO GALE FORCE WINDS AT TIMES 35-45 KNOTS (70-90KM/HR). OVERCAST WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS (UP TO 4 METERS). A HEAVY DAMAGING SOUTHWESTERLY SWELL (4 TO 6 METERS). MARINERS OF SMALL FISHING BOATS FOR TONGATAPU, ‘EUA, TELE-KI-TONGA AND TELE-KI-TOKELAU COASTAL WATERS ARE HEREBY ADVISED NOT TO GO OUT TO SEA. POOR VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS.FOR HA’APAI AND VAVA’U:FRESH TO STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20-30 KNOTS (40-60KM/HR), RISING UP TO GALE FORCE WINDS AT TIMES 35-45 KNOTS (70-90KM/HR). MOSTLY CLOUDY AND OVERCAST WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS (UP TO 4 METERS). A HEAVY DAMAGING NORTHEASTERLY SWELL (4 TO 6 METERS). MARINERS OF SMALL FISHING BOATS FOR HA’APAI AND VAVA’U COASTAL WATERS ARE HEREBY ADVISED NOT TO GO OUT TO SEA. POOR VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS.FOR THE NIUAS: MODERATE TO FRESH WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15-20 KNOTS (30-40KM/HR), RISING UP TO STRONG WINDS AT TIMES 25-30KNOTS (50-60KM/HR). |
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| TIDE PREDICTION | |
| HIGH TIDE : 11:30AM (THIS MORNING) LOW TIDE : 05:30PM (THIS EVENING) |
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| THE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE RECORDED AT FUA’AMOTU AIRPORT AT 09:00AM WAS 988.6 MILLIBARS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WAS 98%. THE NEXT TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING ON TROPICAL CYCLONE SARAI FOR TONGA WILL BE ISSUED ABOUT 12:00PM MID-DAY TODAY. | |
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| FCD:LF/VV/PK/SV/FV/= CRS: ST/= | |
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Tropical Cyclone Advisory Number 23 for Tonga on Tropical Cyclone Sarai (Category 1)
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