07th April, 2016 Issued from Fua’amotu Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre at 10:30AM 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 VAVA’U.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR TONGATAPU,’EUA,HA’APAI AND VAVA’U.
SITUATION:
TROPICAL CYCLONE ZENA CATEGORY 2 WAS LOCATED NEAR 20.2SOUTH AND 179.7 EAST OR ABOUT 540KM WEST OF NUKU’ALOFA OR 570KM WEST-NORTHWEST OF ‘EUA AT 07:00AM THIS MORNING.THE CYCLONE HAS ESTIMATED AVERAGE WINDS SPEED OF 110KM/HR(60KNOTS) WITH MOMENTARY GUST OF 155KM/HR(85KNOTS) AND IS MOVING EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 56KM/HR (30KNOTS). ON ITS CURRENT TRACK,THE CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO LIE ABOUT 15KM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF NUKU’ALOFA OR 25KM NORTHWEST OF ‘EUA AT ABOUT 3:00PM THIS AFTERNOON.
FOR TONGATAPU,’EUA,AND HA’APAI:
EXPECT DESTRUCTIVE STORM FORCE WINDS AVERAGE SPEED OF 110KM/HR(60 KNOTS). WITH MOMENATRY GUST UP TO 155KM/HR(85KNOTS) TODAY.PERIOD 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) 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:
LOW TIDE : 01:15PM
HIGH TIDE : 07:25PM
THE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE RECORDED AT FUA’AMOTU AIRPORT AT 10:00AM WAS 1005.0 MILLIBARS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WAS 98%.
THE NEXT TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY FOR TONGA WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 1:30PM THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLIER.
……………………………………………………………………..
FCD: MT/LF/SF/AA/SUT/= CRS: ST/SO/=
FAKATOKANGA SAIKOLONE FAKATALOPIKI FIKA ONO MA’A TONGA FEKAU’AKI MOE SAIKOLONE FAKATALOPIKI KO ZENA ‘I HONO TUKUATU MEI HE SENITA FAKATOKANGA SAIKOLONE MEI FUA’AMOTU ‘IHE TAIMI 10:30AM, TU’APULELULU 07 ‘EPELELI 2016.
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 MO 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 2), NE FE’UNGA HONO UHOUHONGA MOE LATITUTE 20 TESIMALE 2 FAKATONGA,179 TESIMALE 7 FAKAHAHAKE PE 540KM KI HE HIHIFO ‘O NUKU’ALOFA PE 570KM KI HE HIHIFO-TOKELAUHIHIFO ‘O ‘EUA HE TAIMI 07:00AM ‘O E PONGIPONGI NI. KO E MALOHI ‘O E SAIKOLONE OFI KI HONO UHOUHONGA ‘OKU ‘I HE AVALISI KO E 110KM/HR(60 NOTI) PEA TO TAKUTAKU A’U KIHE 155KM/HR(85 NOTI).KOE SAIKOLONE ‘OKU NGA’UNU HAHAKE-TONGAHHAHAKE ‘I HE VAVE KOE 56KM/HR(30 NOTI).’I HONO HALANGA LOLOTONGA ‘OKU FAKAFUOFUA E TOKA ‘A E SAIKOLONE ‘I HE 15KM KI HE TONGA-TONGAHAHAKE ‘O NUKU’ALOFA PE 25KM HIHIFO-TOKELAUHIHIFO ‘O ‘EUA OFI KI HE 3:00PM ‘O E EFIAFI NI.
FAKAMATALA’EA:
KI TONGATAPU,EUA MO HA’APAI:
ANGI E MATANGI MALAVA KENE FAKATUPU HA MAUMAU LAHI ‘I HE MALOHI KOE 110KM/HR(60NOTI) PEA TO TAKUTAKU A’U KIHE MALOHI KOE 155KM/HR(85 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 KI HE 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 HOLO, MALAVA PE KE LOLO LAHI HA NGAAHI TAIMI MO HA MANAMANA.nHOU E TAHI PEA AAKE MALOHI ‘A E PEAU.
HU’A MOE MAMAHA ‘AE TAHI:
MAHATOKA : 01:15PM
TAUMALIE : 07:25PM
KOE FUA E PALOMETA ‘I HE MALA’E VAKAPUNA FUA’AMOTU HE TAIMI 10:00AM NA’E MILIPA ‘E 1005.0 PEA KOE HAUHAU ‘OE ‘EA NA’E PESETI ‘E 98.
KOE FAKAMATALA’EA MAKEHE HONO HOKO MA’A TONGA ‘E ‘OATU IA ‘IHE TAIMI 1:30PM ‘OE HO’ATAA NI PE OFI KI AI.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
FCD: MT/LF/SF/AA/SUT/= CRS: ST/SO/=