06th April, 2016 Issued from Fua’amotu Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre at 11:15PM Wednesday 06 April 2016.
A TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING
A STORM WARNING IS NOW INFORCE FOR ‘EUA, TONGATAPU,HA’APAI AND VAVA’U.
A STRONG WIND WARNING IS NOW INFORCE FOR NIUATOPUTAPU AND NIUAFO’OU.
A HEAVY DAMAGING SWELLS REMAINS INFORCE FOR TONGATAPU,’EUA,HA’APAI AND VAVA’U COASTAL WATERS.
A HEAVY RAIN WARNING IS NOW INFORCE FOR TONGATAPU,’EUA, HA’APAI AND VAVAU
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS NOW INFORCE FOR TONGATAPU,’EUA,HA’APAI AND VAVA’U.
SITUATION:
SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE ZENA CATEGORY 3 WAS LOCATED NEAR 18.9SOUTH AND 175.9 EAST OR ABOUT 960KM WEST-NORTHWEST OF NUKU’ALOFA AT 10:00PM TODAY.THE CYCLONE HAS ESTIMATED AVERAGE WINDS SPEED OF 130KM/HR(70KNOTS) WITH MOMENTARY GUST OF 185KM/HR(100KNOTS) AND IS MOVING EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 46KM/HR (25KNOTS).ON ITS CURRENT TRACK, STORM FORCE WINDS AFFECT THE ISLAND GROUPS OF EUA, TONGATAPU, HA’APAI AND VAVA’U ABOUT TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
FOR TONGATAPU,’EUA,VAVAU AND HA’APAI:
DESTRUCTIVE STORM FORCE WINDS WITH AVERAGE WIND SPEED 90KM/HRS (50KNOTS) AND MOMENTARY GUST TO 130KM(70KNOTS) FROM TOMORROW AFTERNOON.PERIODS OF RAIN,HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.EXPECT FLASH FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS INCLUDING SEAS FLOODING.HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITH HEAVY DAMAGING SWELL.
FOR NIUAS:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST 19/28KM/HRS(10-15KNOTS) INCREASING TO 55-65KM/HRS(25-30KNOTS). MOSTLY CLOUDY AND OVERCAST AT TIMES WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS,POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
TIDE PREDICTIONS:
LOW TIDE : 12:45AM TONIGHT
HIGH TIDE : 07:00AM TOMORROW MORNING (07/04/2016)
THE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE RECORDED AT FUA’AMOTU AIRPORT AT 11:00PM WAS 1008.7 MILLIBARS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WAS 97%.
THE NEXT TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY FOR TONGA WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 2:00AM TOMORROW MORNING OR EARLIER.
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FCD: MT/SV/FH/SU/= CRS: TT/FV/=
FAKATOKANGA SAIKOLONE FAKATALOPIKI FIKA UA MA’A TONGA FEKAU’AKI MOE SAIKOLONE FAKATALOPIKI MALOHI
KO ZENA ‘I HONO TUKUATU MEI HE SENITA FAKATOKANGA SAIKOLONE MEI FUA’AMOTU ‘IHE TAIMI 11:15PM, PULELULU 06 ‘EPELELI 2016.
KO E FAKATOKANGA KI HA SAIKOLONE FAKATALOPIKI
‘OKU TUKU ATU HA FAKATOKANGA AFAA KI ‘EUA,TONGATAPU, HA’APAI MO VAVA’U.
‘OKU ‘OATU ‘A E FAKATOKANGA MATANGI HAKOHAKO KI NIUATOPUTAPU MO NIUAFO’OU.
‘OKU KEI TU’U PE ‘A E FAKATOKANGA PEAU AAKE MALOHI MALAVA KE NE FAKATUPU MAUMAU KIHE NGAAHI POTUTAHI MOE MATAFANGA KOTOA ‘O TONGATAPU, EUA, HA’APAI, MO VAVA’U.
‘OKU ‘OATU ‘A E FAKATOKANGA UHA LAHI KI TONGATAPU,’EUA, HA’APAI AND VAVAU.
‘OKU ‘OATU 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 SAIKOLONE FAKATALOPIKI MALOHI KOIA KO ZENA (KALASI 3), NE FE’UNGA HONO UHOUHONGA MOE LATITUTE 18 TESIMALE 9 FAKATONGA,175 TESIMALE 9 FAKAHAHAKE PE 960KM KI HE HIHIFO-TOKELAU HIHIFO ‘O NUKU’ALOFA HE TAIMI 10:00PM ‘OE EFIAFI NI.KO E MALOHI ‘O E SAIKOLONE OFI KI HONO UHOUHONGA ‘OKU ‘I HE AVALISI KO E 130KM/HR(70 NOTI) PEA TO TAKUTAKU AI KIHE 185KM/HR(100 NOTI).KOE SAIKOLONE ‘OKU NGA’UNU HAHAKE-TONGAHHAHAKE ‘I HE VAVE KOE 46KM/HR(25 NOTI) PEA ‘E MALAVA KENE UESIA E NGAAHI ‘OTU MOTU MO E POTU TAHI ‘O EUA, TONGATAPU, HA’APAI MO VAVA’U FAKAFUOFUA MEI HE HOUA HO’ATAA ‘APONGIPONGI.
FAKAMATALA ‘EA:
KI TONGATAPU,EUA,VAVAU MO HA’APAI:
ANGI E MATANGI MALAVA KENE FAKATUPU HA MAUMAU LAHI ‘I HE MALOHI KOE 90KM/HR(50NOTI)PEA TO TAKUTAKU A’U KIHE MALOHI KOE 130KM/H(70NOTI) HE HOUA EFIAFI APONGIPONGI. UHOUHA PEA LOLO LAHI HA NGAAHI TAIMI MO HA MANAMANA MO FATULISI.MALAVA KE TAFEA E NGAAHI FEITUU MA’ULALO HE UHA MOE TAHI.HOU ‘AUPITO MO MAOLUNGA AUPITO TAHI PEA AAKE MALOHI ‘A E PEAU MALAVA KE NE FAKATUPU HA MAUMAU.
KI HE ONGO NIUA:
ANGI MEI HE TOKELAU MOE TOKELAUHIHIFO 19-28KM/H (10-15NOTI),PEA A’U KI HE MALOHI KOE 55-65KM/H(25-30NOTI). 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 E TAHI PEA AAKE MALOHI ‘A E PEAU.
HU’A MOE MAMAHA ‘AE TAHI:
MAHATOKA : 12:45AM POONI (07/04/2016)
TAUMALIE : 07:00AM PONGIPONGI ‘APONGIPONGI (07/04/2016).
KOE FUA E PALOMETA ‘I HE MALA’E VAKAPUNA FUA’AMOTU HE TAIMI 11:00PM NA’E MILIPA ‘E 1008.7 PEA KOE HAUHAU ‘OE ‘EA NA’E PESETI ‘E 97.
KOE FAKAMATALA ‘EA MAKEHE HONO HOKO MA’A TONGA ‘E ‘OATU IA ‘IHE TAIMI 2:00AM ‘OE POO NI PE OFI KI AI.
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FCD: MT/SV/FH/SU/= CRS: TT/FV/=