06th April 2016 Issued from the Fua’amotu Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre at 04:30pm Wednesday 06th April 2016
A TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT
A GALE ALERT IS NOW INFORCE FOR ALL LAND AND SEA AREAS OF ‘EUA, TONGATAPU,HA’APAI
AND VAVA’U.
A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR TONGATAPU,’EUA,HA’APAI AND VAVA’U.
A HEAVY DAMAGING SWELLS REMAINS INFORCE FOR TONGATAPU,’EUA,HA’APAI AND VAVA’U COASTAL
WATERS.
SITUATION:
SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE ZENA CATEGORY 3 WAS LOCATED NEAR 17.5SOUTH AND 172.4 EAST
OR ABOUT 1300KM WEST-NORTHWEST OF NUKU’ALOFA AT 01:00PM TODAY.THE CYCLONE HAS ESTIMATED
AVERAGE WINDS SPEED OF 120KM/HR(65KNOTS) WITH MOMENTARY GUST OF 150KM/HR(80KNOTS) AND
IS MOVING EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 40KM/HR (22KNOTS).ON ITS CURRENT TRACK, DAMAGING GALE FORCE
WINDS MAY AFFECT THE ISLAND GROUPS OF EUA, TONGATAPU, HA’APAI AND VAVA’U FROM LATER
TOMORROW.
FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT TOMORROW:
FOR TONGATAPU AND ‘EUA:
FRESH TO STRONG SOUTH TO SOUWEST WINDS TURNING NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTY AT TIMES
INCREASING TO DAMAGING GALE FORCE WINDS FROM LATER TOMORROW.
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS.VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.
FOR VAVAU AND HA’APAI:
MODERATE TO FRESH WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS, STRONG AT TIMES.
MOSTLY CLODUDY WITH OCCASSIONAL SHOWERS, POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES,
WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.SEAS VERY ROUGH TO HIGH
FOR NIUAS:
LIGHT TO MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHWEST, VARIABLE AT TIMES.
MOSTLY CLOUDY AND OVERCAST AT TIMES WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS,
POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY:
FOR TONGATAPU AND ‘EUA:
FRESH TO STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS, FRESH AT TIMES.
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS, POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES.VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.
FOR THE NIUAS, VAVA’U AND HA’APAI:
LIGHT TO MODERATE WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE NIUAS, FRESH TO STRONG ABOUT VAVA’U
AND HA’APAI.MOSTLY CLOUDY AND OVERCAST AT TIMES WITH OCCASSIONAL RAIN,
POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
TEMPERATURE FORECAST FOR NUKU’ALOFA:
MAX : 28 DEGREES CELCIUS TOMORROW.
MIN : 25 DEGREES CELCIUS TONIGHT.
TIDE PREDICTIONS:
HIGH TIDE : 06:30PM
LOW TIDE : 12:45AM TONIGHT
THE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE RECORDED AT FUA’AMOTU AIRPORT AT 04:00PM WAS
1005.0 MILLIBARS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WAS 88%.
THE NEXT TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY FOR TONGA WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 10:00PM TONIGHT.
OR EARLIER.
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FCD: OF/NH/STT/= CRS: FL/ML/UV/HT/=
FAKATOKANGA SAIKOLONE FAKATALOPIKI FIKA ‘ULUAKI MA’A TONGA FEKAU’AKI MOE SAIKOLONE FAKATALOPIKI MALOHI
KO ZENA ‘I HONO TUKUATU MEI HE SENITA FAKATOKANGA SAIKOLONE MEI FUA’AMOTU ‘IHE TAIMI 04:30PM,
PULELULU 06 ‘EPELELI 2016.
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KO E FAKATOKANGA KE TOKATEU KI HA SAIKOLONE FAKATALOPIKI
‘OKU TUKU ATU HA FAKATOKANGA TOKATEU KI HA MATANGI MALOHI FAKATUPU MAUMAU KIHE ‘OTU MOTU, POTU
TAHI MO E MATAFANGA KOTOA ‘O ‘EUA, TONGATAPU, HA’APAI MO VAVA’U.
‘OKU KEI TU’U PE FAKATOKANGA MATANGI HAKOHAKO MO PEAU AAKE MA’OLUNGA KIHE NGAAHI POTUTAHI
MOE MATAFANGA KOTOA ‘O TONGATAPU, EUA, HA’APAI, MO VAVA’U.
TU’UNGA ‘OE ‘EA:
KOE SAIKOLONE FAKATALOPIKI MALOHI KOIA KO ZENA (KALASI 3), NE FE’UNGA HONO UHOUHONGA MOE
LATITUTE 17 TESIMALE 5 FAKATONGA,172 TESIMALE 4 FAKAHAHAKE PE 1300KM KI HE HIHIFO-TOKEALAU HIHIFO
‘O NUKU’ALOFA HE TAIMI 1:00PM ‘OE HO’ATA NI. KO E MALOHI ‘O E SAIKOLONE OFI KI HONO UHOUHONGA ‘OKU
‘I HE AVALISI KO E 120KM/HR(65 NOTI) PEA TO TAKUTAKU AI KIHE 150KM/HR(80 NOTI).KOE SAIKOLONE ‘OKU
NGA’UNU HAHAKE-TONGAHHAHAKE ‘I HE VAVE LO E 40KM/HR(22 NOTI) PEA ‘E MALAVA KENE UESIA E NGAAHI ‘OTU
MOTU MO E POTU TAHI ‘O EUA, TONGATAPU, HA’APAI MO VAVA’U MEI HE HOUA EFIAFI ‘APONGIPONGI
FAKAMATALA’EA:
KI TONGATAPU MO EUA:
ANGI MALOHIANGE MO HAKOHAKO E MATANGI MEI HE TONGA KIHE TONGAHIHIFO TEKA AI KIHE HIHIFO MOE TOKELAU
HIHIFO,PEA TO TAKUTAKUHA NGAAHI TAIMI ‘O A’U PE KIHE MALOHI FKTUPU MAUMAU ‘I HE PO ‘APONGIPONGI.LAHI
KE ‘AO’AOFIA E LANGI PEA MOHA ‘UHA TU’U MO TO. HOU ‘AUPITO PEA AAKE MA’OLUNGA E TAHI.
KI VAVAU MO HA’APAI:
ANGI MAMALOHI KE MALOHIANGE E MATANGI MEI HE HIHIFO MOE TOKELAUHIHIFO HAKOHAKO HA NGAAHI TAIMI.
LAHI KE ‘AO’AOFIA PEA MO FAKAPOPO’ULI E LANGI HA NGAAHI TAIMI PEA MO HA ‘UHO’UHA LOLO LAHI HA NGAAHI
HOU ‘AUPITO PEA AAKE MA’OLUNGA E TAHI.
KI HE ONGO NIUA:
ANGIIKI KE MAMALOHI E MATANGI MEI HE TOKELAU MOE TOKELAUHIHIFO,PEA FEANGI’AKI HA NGAAH TAIMI.
LAHI KE ‘AO’AOFIA MO HA ‘UHO’UHA TU’U MO TO TO TO HOLO, MALAVA PE KE LOLO LAHI HA NGAAHI TAIMI
MO HA MANAMANA.HOU PEA AAKE MA’OLUNGA E TAHI.
TU’U KI HE FALAITE:
KI TONGATAPU MO EUA:
ANGIIKI KE MAMALOHI E MATANGI MEI HE TONGA MOE TONGAHAHAKE,PEA ANGI MALOHIANGE HA NGAAHI TAIMI.
LAHI KE ‘AO’AOFIA PEA MO HA ‘UHO’UHA TU’U MO TO TO HOLO, ‘O MALAVA KE LOLO LAHI HA NGAAHI TAIMI.
HOU ‘AUPITO PEA AAKE MA’OLUNGA E TAHI.
KI HE ONGO NIUA, VAVA’U PEA MO HA’APAI:
ANGIIKI KE MAMALOHI E MATANGI MEI HE HIHIFO MOE TOKELAUHIHIFO IHE ONGO NIUA KAE TOE MALOHI ANGE ‘I
VAVA’U MO HA’APAI. PEA ANGI MALOHIANGE HA NGAAHI TAIMI. LAHI KE ‘AO’AOFIA PEA MO FAKAPOPO’ULI E
LANGI MO HA ‘UHO’UHA FAKATAIMI, MALAVA PE KE LOLO LAHI PEA MO HA MANAMANA.HOU KE HOU ‘AUPITO MO
AAKE MA’OLUNGA E PEAU.
FUA ‘O E MAFANA KI NUKU’ALOFA:
KOE FUA ‘O E MAFANA ‘E A’U KI HE MA’U’OLUNGA KOE TIKILI SELISIASI ‘E 28 HE ‘A’APONGIPONGI.
PEA ‘E A’U KI HE MA’ULALO KOE TIKILI SELISIASI ‘E 25 HE POONI.
HU’A MOE MAMAHA ‘AE TAHI:
MAHATOKA : 06:30PM
TAUMALIE : 12:45AM HE POONI
KOE FUA E PALOMETA ‘I HE MALA’E VAKAPUNA FUA’AMOTU HE TAIMI 04:00PM NA’E MILIPA ‘E 1005.0
PEA KOE HAUHAU ‘OE ‘EA NA’E PESETI ‘E 88.
KOE FAKAMATALA’EA MAKEHE HONO HOKO MA’A TONGA ‘E ‘OATU IA ‘IHE TAIMI 10:00PM ‘OE POO NI
PE OFI KI AI.
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FCD: OF/NH/STT/= CRS: FL/ML/UV/HT/=