| TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY NUMBER 15 FOR TONGA ON SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE TINO (CATEGORY 3) | |
| ISSUED FROM THE FUA’AMOTU TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE AT 3:00PM SATURDAY 18 JANUARY 2020 | |
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| A TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR ALL OF TONGA. | |
| WARNINGS: | |
| A HURRICANE WARNING REMAIN INFORCE FOR VAVA’U, HA’APAI, TONGATAPU AND ‘EUA LAND AREAS AND COASTAL WATERS.
A STORM WARNING REMAIN INFORCE FOR THE NIUAS LAND AREAS AND COASTAL WATERS. A HEAVY RAIN WARNING AND FLASH FLOOD ADVISORY REMAIN INFORCE FOR ALL OF TONGA LAND AREAS. A HEAVY DAMAGING SWELL AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS INFORCE FOR ALL TONGA COASTAL WATERS. |
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| SITUATION: | |
| SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE “TINO” (CATEGORY 3) WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.3 SOUTH, LONGITUDE 175.8 WEST OR ABOUT 100KM WEST NORTHWEST OF TOFUA, 140KM WEST NORTHWEST OF HA’AFEVA, 150KM NORTHWEST OF NOMUKA, 170KM WEST NORTHWEST OF PANGAI, HA’APAI, 210KM WEST SOUTHWEST OF NEIAFU, VAVA’U, 215KM NORTH NORTHWEST OF NUKU’ALOFA, 250KM NORTH NORTHWEST OF ‘EUA, 415KM SOUTH OF NIUAFO’OU AND 435KM SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF NIUATOPUTAPU AT 2:00PM THIS AFTERNOON. ON ITS CURRENT TRACK, SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE TINO (CATEGORY 3) IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT THE SPEED OF 20 KNOTS (40KM/HR). THE MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR ITS CENTER IS ABOUT 65-70 KNOTS (130-140KM/HR) WITH MOMENTARY GUSTS UP TO 90KNOTS (180KM/HR). ON ITS CURRENT TRACK, SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE “TINO” IS EXPECTED TO LIE AT ABOUT 70KM WEST NORTHWEST OF NOMUKA, HA’APAI AT 7:00PM THIS AFTERNOON. A STORM TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL AFFECT VAVA’U, HA’APAI, TONGATAPU AND ‘EUA. | |
| FOR THE NIUAS: STRONG TO GALE NORTH TO NORTWEST WINDS 30-45 KNOTS (60-90KM/HR), INCREASING TO STORM FORCE WINDS 55 KNOTS (110KM/HR) AT TIMES WITH MOMENTARY GUSTS UP TO 70 KNOTS (140KM/HR) FOR TODAY. OVERCAST WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. POSSIBLE FLASH FLOOD IN LOW LYING AREAS DUE TO HEAVY RAIN AND HEAVY DAMAGING SWELL. VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS (6 TO 10 METERS). A HEAVY DAMAGING NORTHWESTERLY SWELL (MORE THAN 5 METERS). MARINERS OF SMALL FISHING BOATS FOR THE NIUAS COASTAL WATERS ARE HEREBY ADVISED NOT TO GO OUT TO SEA. POOR VISIBILITY IN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS.FOR VAVA’U AND HA’APAI: STRONG TO GALE NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30-45 KNOTS (60-90KM/HR), RAPIDLY INCREASING TO STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 50-70 KNOTS (100-140KM/HR) AT TIMES WITH MOMENTARY GUSTS UP TO 90 KNOTS (180KM/HR) BY THIS EVENING. |
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| TIDE PREDICTION | |
| LOW TIDE : 08:15PM (TONIGHT) HIGH TIDE : 02:25AM (EARLY TOMORROW MORNING) |
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| THE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE RECORDED AT FUA’AMOTU AIRPORT AT 3:00PM WAS 989.6 MILLIBARS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WAS 97%. THE NEXT TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY ON SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE TINO FOR TONGA WILL BE ISSUED ABOUT 5:00PM AFTERNOON. | |
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| FCD: OF/LF/VF/GV/SP/STP/AA/SF/= CRS: ST/FV/HT/= | |
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Tropical Cyclone Advisory Number 15 for Tonga on Severe Tropical Cyclone Tino (Category 3)
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