07th April 2016 Issued from the Fua’amotu Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre at 2:45pm Thursday 07 April 2016.
A TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING
THE STORM WARNING PREVIOUSLY INFORCE FOR ‘EUA, TONGATAPU AND HA’APAI IS NOW CANCELLED.
THE GALE WARNING PREVIOUSLY INFORCE FOR VAVA’U IS NOW CANCELLED.
THE HEAVY RAIN WARNING PREVIOULSY INFORCE FOR TONGATAPU,’EUA, HA’APAI AND VAVAU
IS NOW CANCELLED.
THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING PREVIOUSLY INFORCE FOR TONGATAPU,’EUA,HA’APAI AND VAVA’U
IS NOW CANCELLED.
A STRONG WIND WARNING IS NOW INFORCE FOR ‘EUA,TONGATAPU,HA’APAI AND VAVA’U AND
IS NOW CANCELLED FOR NIUATOPUTAPU AND NIUAFO’OU.
A HEAVY DAMAGING SWELLS REMAINS INFORCE FOR TONGATAPU,’EUA,HA’APAI AND VAVA’U COASTAL
WATERS.
SITUATION:
TROPICAL CYCLONE ZENA CATEGORY 1 WAS LOCATED NEAR 21.5SOUTH AND 176.0 WEST
OR ABOUT 95KM WEST-SOUTHWEST OF NUKU’ALOFA OR 110KM WEST OF ‘EUA AT 01:00PM
THIS AFTERNOON.THE CYCLONE HAS ESTIMATED AVERAGE WINDS SPEED OF 65KM/HR(35KNOTS) WITH
MOMENTARY GUST OF 90KM/HR(50KNOTS) AND IS MOVING EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 56KM/HR (30KNOTS).
ON ITS CURRENT TRACK,THE CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO LIE ABOUT 145KM SOUTHEAST OF NUKU’ALOFA OR
AT ABOUT 7:00PM THIS EVENING.
FOR TONGATAPU,’EUA, HA’APAI AND VAVA’U:
STRONG FORCE WINDS AVERAGE SPEED OF 45-55KM/HR(25-30 KNOTS).
WITH MOMENATRY GUST UP TO 65KM/HR(35KNOTS) AT TIMES TODAY.
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASSIONAL RAIN,HEAVY AT TIMES.
WITH RAIN EASING OUT THIS AFTERNOON.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.A HEAVY DAMAGING SOUTHERLY SWELL.
FOR NIUAS:
WEST TO NORTHWEST 19-28KM/HRS(10-15KNOTS) INCREASING TO 35KM/HRS(20KNOTS) AT TIMES.
MOSTLY CLOUDY AND OVERCAST AT TIMES WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS,POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES
WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.MODERATE WEST TO SOUTHWEST
SWELLS.
TIDE PREDICTIONS:
LOW TIDE : 01:15PM
HIGH TIDE : 07:25PM
THE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE RECORDED AT FUA’AMOTU AIRPORT AT 02:00PM WAS
1002.1 MILLIBARS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WAS 99%.
THE NEXT TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY FOR TONGA WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 5:45PM THIS.
AFTERNOON OR EARLIER.
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FCD: OF/MT/LF/AA/SF/SUT/= CRS: ST/SO/=
FAKATOKANGA SAIKOLONE FAKATALOPIKI FIKA FITU MA’A TONGA FEKAU’AKI MOE SAIKOLONE FAKATALOPIKI
KO ZENA ‘I HONO TUKUATU MEI HE SENITA FAKATOKANGA SAIKOLONE MEI FUA’AMOTU ‘IHE TAIMI 2:30PM,
TU’APULELULU 07 ‘EPELELI 2016.
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KO E FAKATOKANGA KI HA SAIKOLONE FAKATALOPIKI
KOE FAKATOKANGA MATANGI MALAVA KE NE FAKATUPU HA MAUMAU LAHI NA’E TUKU ATU KI MU’A
KI ‘EUA,TONGATAPU MO HA’APAI ‘OKU KANISELI ATU IA.
KOE FAKATOKANGA MATANGI MALAVA KE NE FAKATUPU HA MAUMAU NA’E TUKU ATU KI MU’A KI VAVA’U
‘OKU KANISELI ATU IA.
KOE FAKATOKANGA UHA LAHI NA’E TUKU ATU KI MU’A KI TONGATAPU,’EUA, HA’APAI MO VAVAU
‘OKU KANISELI ATU IA.
KOE FAKATOKANGA KI HA TAFEA ‘I HE NGAAHI FEITU’U MA’ULALO NA’E TUKU ATU KI TONGATAPU,’EUA,HA’APAI PEA
MO VAVA’U ‘OKU KANISELI ATU MO IA.
‘OKU TUKU ATU HENI ‘A E FAKATOKANGA MATANGI HAKOHAKO KI ‘EUA,TONGATAPU,HA’APAI MO VAVA’U
PEA ‘OKU KANISELI ATU IA 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.
TU’UNGA ‘OE ‘EA:
KOE SAIKOLONE FAKATALOPIKI MALOHI KOIA KO ZENA (KALASI 1), NE FE’UNGA HONO UHOUHONGA MOE
LATITUTE 21 TESIMALE 5 FAKATONGA,176 TESIMALE 0 FAKAHIHIFO PE 95KM KI HE HIHIFO-TONGAHIHIFO
‘O NUKU’ALOFA PE 110KM KI HE HIHIFO ‘O ‘EUA HE TAIMI 01:00PM ‘O E HO’ATA NI.
KO E MALOHI ‘O E SAIKOLONE OFI KI HONO UHOUHONGA ‘OKU ‘I HE AVALISI KO E 65KM/HR(35 NOTI) PEA
TO TAKUTAKU A’U KIHE 90KM/HR(50 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 145KM
KIHE TONGAHAHAKE ‘O NUKU’ALOFA ‘I HE 7:00PM ‘O E POONI.
FAKAMATALA’EA:
KI TONGATAPU,EUA ,HA’APAI MO VAVA’U:
ANGI E MATANGI HAKOHAKO ‘I HE MALOHI KOE 45-55KM/HR(25-30NOTI) PEA TO TAKUTAKU A’U KIHE
MALOHI KOE 65KM/HR(35 NOTI) HA NGAAHI TAIMI ‘I HE ‘AHO NI.’AO’AOFIA PEA MO ‘UHOUHA FAKATAIMI
PEA MALVA KE LOLO LAHI HA NGAAHI TAIMI.KA ‘OKU KAMATA KE HOLOHOLO ATU E ‘UHO’UHA ‘I HE HOA’ATA NI.
HOU KE HOU ‘AUPITO E TAHI. PEA AAKE MALOHI ‘A E PEAU MALAVA KE NE FAKATUPU HA MAUMAU MEI HE TONGA.
KI HE ONGO NIUA:
ANGI MEI HE HIHIFO MOE TOKELAUHIHIFO 19-28KM/H (10-15NOTI),PEA A’U KI HE 35KM/HR(20 NOTI)
HA NGAAHI 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 KE HOU ‘AUPITO E TAHI. PEA AAKE MAMALOHI ‘A E PEAU MEI HE HIHIFO MOE TONGAHIHIFO.
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 02:00PM NA’E MILIPA ‘E 1002.1
PEA KOE HAUHAU ‘OE ‘EA NA’E PESETI ‘E 99.
KOE FAKAMATALA’EA MAKEHE HONO HOKO MA’A TONGA ‘E ‘OATU IA ‘IHE TAIMI 5:45PM ‘OE EFIAFI NI
PE OFI KI AI.
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FCD: OF/MT/LF/SF/AA/SUT/= CRS: ST/SO/=