| TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY NUMBER 22 FOR TONGA ON TROPICAL CYCLONE TINO (CATEGORY 2) | |
| ISSUED FROM THE FUA’AMOTU TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE AT 10:00AM SUNDAY 19 JANUARY 2020 | |
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| A TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR ALL OF TONGA. | |
| WARNINGS: | |
| A GALE WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR ALL OF TONGA LAND AREAS AND COASTAL WATERS.
THE HEAVY RAIN WARNING AND FLASH FLOOD ADVISORY PREVIOUSLY INFORCE FOR VAVA’U, HA’APAI, TONGATAPU AND ‘EUA IS NOW CANCELLED BUT REMAINS INFORCE FOR THE NIUAS LAND AREAS. A HEAVY DAMAGING SWELL AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS INFORCE FOR ALL TONGA COASTAL WATERS. |
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| SITUATION: | |
| TROPICAL CYCLONE “TINO” (CATEGORY 2) WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.1 SOUTH, LONGITUDE 170.9 WEST OR ABOUT 455KM EAST SOUTHEAST OF ‘EUA, 490KM EAST SOUTHEAST OF NUKU’ALOFA, 510KM SOUTHEAST OF OF PANGAI, HA’APAI, 590KM SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF NEIAFU, VAVA’U, 850KM SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF NIUATOPUTAPU, 975KM SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF NIUAFO’OU AT 8:00AM THIS MORNING. ON ITS CURRENT TRACK, TROPICAL CYCLONE TINO (CATEGORY 2) IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT THE SPEED OF 30 KNOTS (60KM/HR). THE MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR ITS CENTER IS ABOUT 50-60 KNOTS (100-120KM/HR) WITH MOMENTARY GUSTS UP TO 70KNOTS (140KM/HR). ON ITS CURRENT TRACK, TROPICAL CYCLONE “TINO” IS EXPECTED TO LIE AT ABOUT 710KM SOUTHEAST OF ‘EUA AT 1:00PM THIS AFTERNOON. A GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE GROUP TODAY. | |
| FOR THE NIUAS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20-30 KNOTS (40-60KM/HR) RISING UP TO GALE FORCE WINDS AT TIMES 30-45 KNOTS (60-90KM/HR) THIS MORNING. 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, HA’APAI, TONGATAPU, ‘EUA, TELE-KI-TONGA AND TELE-KI-TOKELAU: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20-30 KNOTS (40-60KM/HR) RISING UP TO GALE FORCE WINDS AT TIMES 30-45 KNOTS (60-90KM/HR). WINDS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DECREASING STARTS THIS EVENING. CLOUDY PERIODS WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES. VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS (6 TO 10 METERS). A HEAVY DAMAGING NORTHWESTERLY SWELL (MORE THAN 5 METERS). MARINERS OF SMALL FISHING BOATS FOR THESE COASTAL WATERS ARE HEREBY ADVISED NOT TO GO OUT TO SEA. |
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| TIDE PREDICTION | |
| HIGH TIDE : 02:55PM (AFTERNOON) LOW TIDE : 09:20PM (TONIGHT) |
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| THE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE RECORDED AT FUA’AMOTU AIRPORT AT 10:00AM WAS 996.0 MILLIBARS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WAS 82%. THE NEXT TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY ON SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE TINO FOR TONGA WILL BE ISSUED ABOUT 1:00PM THIS AFTERNOON. | |
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| FCD: LF/TTK/PK/VV/SU/SV/= CRS: TT/FL/= | |
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Tropical Cyclone Advisory Number 22 for Tonga on Tropical Cyclone Tino (Category 2)
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