05th April 2016 ISSUED FROM THE FUA’AMOTU TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE AT 7:10PM TUESDAY 05TH APRIL 2016.
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A TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT
A GALE WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR TONGATAPU AND EUA.
A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR VAVA’U AND HA’APAI.
A HEAVY DAMAGING SWELLS REMAINS INFORCE FOR VAVAU, HA’APAI,TONGATAPU AND ‘EUA COASTAL WATERS.
A HEAVY RAIN WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR TONGATAPU,’EUA, HA’APAI AND VAVAU
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR TONGATAPU,’EUA,HA’APAI AND VAVA’U.
SITUATION:
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 15F WAS LOCATED NEAR 20.6 SOUTH AND 177.7 WEST OR ABOUT 270KM
WEST OF NUKU’ALOFA OR 300KM WEST OF ‘EUA AT 6:00PM THIS EVENING.THE SYSTEM IS MOVING
EAST-SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 15KM/HR(08KNOTS). ON ITS CURRENT TRACK,THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO
LIE ABOUT 40KM WEST OF NUKU’ALOFA OR 60KM WEST-SOUTHWEST OF ‘EUA AT ABOUT 1:00AM TONIGHT.
NEAR ITS CENTRE, THE SYSTEM IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE AN AVERAGE WINDS SPEED OF 37-46KM/HR(25-30KNOTS)
AND POSSIBLY INCREASING TO TROPICAL CYCLONE STRENGTH 65-74KM/HR(35-40 KNOTS) IN THE NEXT 3-9 HOURS.
FOR TONGATAPU AND ‘EUA:
EXPECT EAST TO NORTHEAST STRONG FORCE WINDS WITH AVERAGE SPEED OF 46-56KM/HR(25-30KNOTS)
POSSIBLY INCREASING TO 65-74KM/HR(35-40 KNOTS) NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS THIS EVENING.
PERIODS OF RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES WITH POSSIBLE SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.ROUGH SEAS BECOMING
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS TODAY.A HEAVY DAMAGING SWELLS DEVELOPING TOMORROW AND POSSIBLE
FLASH FLOODING,INCLUDING SEAS FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS.
FOR VAVAU AND HA’APAI:
EXPECT EAST TO NORTHEAST STRONG FORCE WINDS WITH AVERAGE SPEED OF 46-56KM/HR(25-30KNOTS)
TODAY.INCREASING TO 56-65KM/HR (30-35 KNOTS) NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS THIS EVENING.
PERIODS OF RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES WITH POSSIBLE SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH SEAS. A HEAVY DAMAGING SWELLS AND POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING,
INCLUDING SEAS FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS.
FOR NIUAS:
EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 19-28KM/HR (10-15 KNOTS), VARIABLE AT TIMES.
OCCASSIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES.MODERATE SEAS.
TIDE PREDICTIONS:
LOW TIDE : 11:50PM
HIGH TIDE : 06:10AM TOMORROW MORNING (06/04/2016).
THE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE RECORDED AT FUA’AMOTU AIRPORT AT 7:00PM WAS 1005.7 MILLIBARS
AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WAS 97%.
THE NEXT TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY FOR TONGA WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 10:00PM THIS EVENING.
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FCD: OF/SV/NH/AA/SU= CRS: TT/HT/=
FAKAMATALA’EA MAKEHE HONO FITU MA’A TONGA FEKAU’AKI MOE ‘ALOTAMAKI FAKATALOPIKI 15F
‘I HONO TUKU ATU MEI HE SENITA FAKAMATALA FAKASAIKOLONE ‘A TONGA ‘I FUA’AMOTU ‘I HE TAIMI
7:10PM TUSITE 05 EPELELI 2016.
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‘OKU KEI TU’U PE ‘A E FAKATOKANGA KE TOKATEU MALAVA KE HOKO HA SAIKOLONE FAKATALOPIKI
‘OKU KEI TU’U PE ‘A E FAKATOKANGA KI HA MATANGI MALAVA KE FAKATUPU MAUMAU KI TONGATAPU PEA MO ‘EUA.
‘OKU KEI TU’U PE MOE FAKATOKANGA MATANGI HAKOHAKO KI VAVAU PEA MO HA’APAI.
‘OKU KEI TU’U PE ‘A E FAKATOKANGA PEAU AAKE MALOHI MALAVA KENE FAKATUPU HA MAUMAU KI HE NGAAHI POTUTAHI
MOE MATAFANGA ‘O VAVAU, HA’APAI,TONGATAPU PEA MO ‘EUA.
‘OKU KEI TU’U PE MOE FAKATOKANGA UHA LAHI KI TONGATAPU,’EUA, HA’APAI AND VAVAU.
‘OKU KEI TU’U PE MOE FAKATOKANGA KI HA TAFEA ‘I HE NGAAHI FEITU’U MA’ULALO ‘O
TONGATAPU,’EUA,HA’APAI PEA MO VAVA’U.
TU’UNGA ‘OE ‘EA:
KOE ALOTAMAKI FAKATALOPIKI KOIA KO 15F, NE FE’UNGA HONO UHOUHONGA
MOE LATITUTE 20 TESIMALE 6 FAKATONGA, 177 TESIMALE 7 FAKAHIHIFO PE 270KM KI HE
HIHIFO ‘O NUKUALOFA PE 300KM KI HE HIHIFO ‘O ‘EUA ‘I HE TAIMI 6:00PM ‘O E EFIAFI NI.
PEA ‘OKU NE NGA’UNU HAHAKE-TONGAHAHAKE ‘IHE VAVE KOE 15KM/HR(08KNOTS).
KOE FAKAFUOFUA KIHE MALOHI OFI HONO UHOUHONGA KOE 37-46KM/HR (25-30KNOTS)
PEA MALAVA PE KE ‘AU KIHE MALOHI ‘O E SAIKOLONE 65-74(35-40NOTI) ‘IHE HOUA ‘E 3-9 KA HOKO MAI.
‘I HONO HALANGA LOLOTONGA ‘OKU FAKAFUOFUA E TOKA ‘A 15F ‘I HE 40KM KIHE HIHIFO ‘O NUKU’ALOFA
PE 60KM HIHIFO-TONGAHIHIFO ‘O ‘EUA ‘I HE 1:00AM ‘O E POONI.
KI TONGATAPU MO EUA:
ANGI E MATANGI MALOHI 46-56 KM/HR (25-30 NOTI) MEIHE HAHAKE MOE TOKELAUHAHAKE ‘I HE ‘AHO NI PEA MALAVA PE
KE HIKI MEI AI HONO MALOHI MALAVA KENE FAKATUPU HA MAUMAU ‘O ANGI MEI HE TOKELAU MOE TOKELAUHIHIFO
‘I HE MALOHI KOE 65-74KM/H (35-40 NOTI) ‘I HE EFIAFI NI.’UHO’UHA MO LOLO LAHI MOHA MANAMANA.
HOU KE HOU ‘AUPITO E TAHI PEA MA’OLUNGA E TAHI ‘I HE ‘AHO NI, PEA AAKE MALOHI E PEAU MALAVA KENE FAKATUPU
HA MAUMAU PEA MALAVA KE TAFEA E NGAAHI FEITU’U ‘OKU MA’ULALO ANGE MEI HE NGAAHI PEAU AAKE MALOHI.
KI VAVAU MO HA’APAI:
ANGI E MATANGI MALOHI 46-56 KM/HR (25-30 NOTI) MEIHE HAHAKE MOE TOKELAUHAHAKE ‘I HE ‘AHO NI.
PEA HIKI ‘O ANGI MEI HE TOKELAU MOE TOKELAUHIHIFO ‘I HE MALOHI 56-65KM/HR (30-35 KNOTS) ‘I
HE HOUA EFIAFI ‘O E ‘AHO NI.UHOUHA MO LOLO LAHI MOHA MANAMANA.HOU KE HOU ‘AUPITO E TAHI,PEA AAKE
MALOHI E PEAU MALAVA KENE FAKATUPU HA MAUMAU PEA MALAVA KE TAFEA E NGAAHI FEITU’U ‘OKU MA’ULALO
ANGE MEI HE NGAAHI PEAU AAKE MALOHI.
KI HE ONGO NIUA:
ANGI E MATANGI MEIHE HAHAHAKE MOE TOKELAUHAHAKE 19-28KM/HR (10-15 NOTI).
PEA FEANGI’AKI HA NGAAHI TAIMI. ‘UHO’UHA TU’U MO TO, LOLO LAHI HA NGAAHI TAIMI
HOUHOU SI’I E TAHI.
HU’A MOE MAMAHA ‘AE TAHI:
MAHATOKA : 11:50PM
TAUMALIE : 06:10AM PONGIPONGI ‘APONGIPONGI (06/04/2016).
KOE FUA E PALOMETA ‘I HE MALA’E VAKAPUNA FUA’AMOTU HE TAIMI 7:00PM NA’E MILIPA ‘E 1005.7 PEA KOE
HAUHAU ‘OE ‘EA NA’E PESETI ‘E 97.
KOE FAKAMATALA’EA MAKEHE HONO HOKO MA’A TONGA ‘E ‘OATU IA ‘IHE TAIMI 10:00PM EFIAFI PE OFI KI AI.
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FCD: OF/SV/NH/AA/SU/= CRS: TT/HT=