07th April, 2016 Issued from Fua’amotu Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre at 5:30AM Thursday 07 April 2016.
A TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING
A STORM WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR ‘EUA, TONGATAPU AND HA’APAI.
A GALE WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR VAVA’U.
A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS 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 REMAINS INFORCE FOR TONGATAPU,’EUA, HA’APAI AND VAVAU
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR TONGATAPU,’EUA,HA’APAI AND VAVA’U.
SITUATION:
SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE ZENA CATEGORY 3 WAS LOCATED NEAR 19.8SOUTH AND 178.6 EAST OR ABOUT 665KM WEST-NORTHWEST OF NUKU’ALOFA OR 695KM WEST-NORTHWEST OF ‘EUA AT 03:30AM THIS MORNING.THE CYCLONE HAS ESTIMATED AVERAGE WINDS SPEED OF 120KM/HR(65KNOTS) WITH MOMENTARY GUST OF 170KM/HR(90KNOTS) AND IS MOVING EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 46KM/HR (25KNOTS). ON ITS CURRENT TRACK,THE CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO LIE ABOUT 250KM WEST-NORTHWEST OF NUKU’ALOFA OR 280KM WEST-NORTHWEST OF ‘EUA AT ABOUT 1:00PM THIS AFTERNOON.
FOR TONGATAPU,’EUA,AND HA’APAI:
EXPECT DAMAGING GALE FORCE WINDS AVERAGE SPEED 65-85KM/HR (35-45 KNOTS) THIS AFTERNOON. INCREASING TO DESTRUCTIVE STORM FORCE WINDS AVERAGE SPEED OF 90KM/HR(50 KNOTS) THIS EVENING. WITH MOMENATRY GUST UP TO 130KM/HR(70KNOTS).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 VAVA’U:
EXPECT GALE FORCE WINDS WITH AVERAGE SPEED OF 65KM/HR(35KNOTS) ABOUT MID-DAY TODAY WITH MOMENATRY GUST UP TO 80KM/HR(50KNOTS).PERIODS OF RAIN,HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.EXPECT FLASH FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS INCLUDING SEAS FLOODING. VERY ROUGH TO 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:
HIGH TIDE : 07:00AM
LOW TIDE : 01:15PM
THE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE RECORDED AT FUA’AMOTU AIRPORT AT 5:00AM WAS 1006.2 MILLIBARS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WAS 97%.
THE NEXT TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY FOR TONGA WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 8:30AM THIS MORNING OR EARLIER.
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FCD: MT/LF/SV/FH/SU/= CRS: TT/FV/=
FAKATOKANGA SAIKOLONE FAKATALOPIKI FIKA FA MA’A TONGA FEKAU’AKI MOE SAIKOLONE FAKATALOPIKI MALOHI KO ZENA ‘I HONO TUKUATU MEI HE SENITA FAKATOKANGA SAIKOLONE MEI FUA’AMOTU ‘IHE TAIMI 05:30AM, TU’APULELULU 07 ‘EPELELI 2016.
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KO E FAKATOKANGA KI HA SAIKOLONE FAKATALOPIKI
‘OKU KEI TU’U PE FAKATOKANGA MATANGI MALAVA KE NE FAKATUPU HA MAUMAU LAHI KI ‘EUA,TONGATAPU MO HA’APAI.
‘OKU KEI TU’U PE FAKATOKANGA MATANGI MALAVA KE NE FAKATUPU HA MAUMAU KI VAVA’U.
‘OKU KEI TU’U PE ‘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 KEI TU’U PE E 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 SAIKOLONE FAKATALOPIKI MALOHI KOIA KO ZENA (KALASI 3), NE FE’UNGA HONO UHOUHONGA MOE LATITUTE 19 TESIMALE 8 FAKATONGA,178 TESIMALE 6 FAKAHAHAKE PE 665KM KI HE HIHIFO-TOKELAUHIHIFO ‘O NUKU’ALOFA PE 695KM KI HE HIHIFO-TOKELAU HIHIFO ‘O ‘EUA HE TAIMI 03:30AM ‘O E PONGIPONGI NI. KO E MALOHI ‘O E SAIKOLONE OFI KI HONO UHOUHONGA ‘OKU ‘I HE AVALISI KO E 120KM/HR(65 NOTI) PEA TO TAKUTAKU A’U KIHE 170KM/HR(90 NOTI).KOE SAIKOLONE ‘OKU NGA’UNU HAHAKE-TONGAHHAHAKE ‘I HE VAVE KOE 46KM/HR(25 NOTI).’I HONO HALANGA LOLOTONGA ‘OKU FAKAFUOFUA E TOKA ‘A E SAIKOLONE ‘I HE 250KM KIHE HIHIFO-TOKELAUHIHIFO ‘O NUKU’ALOFA PE 280KM HIHIFO-TOKELAUHIHIFO ‘O ‘EUA ‘I HE 1:00PM ‘O E HO’ATA NI.
FAKAMATALA ‘EA:
KI TONGATAPU,EUA MO HA’APAI:
ANGI E MATANGI MALAVE KENE FAKATUPU HA MAUMAU ‘I HE MALOHI KOE 65-85KM/HR (35-45 NOTI) FAKAFUOFUA KI HE HO’ATA EFIAFI ‘O E ‘AHO NI, PEA HIKI HAKE ‘O A’U KI HE MATANGI MALAVA KENE FAKATUPU HA MAUMAU LAHI ‘I HE MALOHI KOE 90KM/HR(50NOTI) PEA TO TAKUTAKU A’U KIHE MALOHI KOE 130KM/HR(70 NOTI) KI ‘A EFIAFI ANGE. ‘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 MA’OLUNGA AUPITO TAHI PEA AAKE MALOHI ‘A E PEAU MALAVA KE NE FAKATUPU HA MAUMAU.
KI VAVA’U:
ANGI E MATANGI MALAVA KENE FAKATUPU HA MAUMAU ‘I HE MALOHI KOE 65KM/HR(35 NOTI)PEA TO TAKUTAKU A’U KIHE MALOHI KOE 80KM/HR(50NOTI) KI HE HOUA HO’ATAA ‘O E ‘AHO NI.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 MA’OLUNGA ‘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:
TAUMALIE : 07:00AM
MAHATOKA : 01:15PM
KOE FUA E PALOMETA ‘I HE MALA’E VAKAPUNA FUA’AMOTU HE TAIMI 5:00AM NA’E MILIPA ‘E 1006.2 PEA KOE HAUHAU ‘OE ‘EA NA’E PESETI ‘E 97.
KOE FAKAMATALA ‘EA MAKEHE HONO HOKO MA’A TONGA ‘E ‘OATU IA ‘IHE TAIMI 8:30AM ‘OE PONGIPONGI NI PE OFI KI AI.
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FCD: MT/LF/SV/FH/SU/= CRS: TT/FV/=