The RSMC-Nadi Tropical Cyclone Centre and the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre are issuing guidance on Cyclone Rene, a tropical cyclone is moving away from Tonga.

Cyclone Rene is located 200 nautical miles (370 km) southwest of Nukualofa this morning.

The RSMC-Nadi Tropical Cyclone Centre and the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre are issuing guidance on Cyclone Rene, a tropical cyclone that lashed American Samoa and now battering Tonga's Central and Southern Groups.

Cyclone Rene is located 50 nautical miles (93 km) southwest of the Vava'u Group or about 115 nautical miles north-northeast of Nukualofa this morning. Cyclone Rene likely has peaked in intensity and is moving southwest at 12 knots.

The RSMC-Nadi Tropical Cyclone Centre, and the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre and Meteo France are issuing guidance on Cyclone Oli, a strong tropical cyclone that is moving through French Polynesia.

Cyclone Oli is currently south of Leeward Islands (=CEles Sous-le-vent) moving toward the Australes Group. The centre of Cyclone Oli is located approximately 300 kms southwest of Tahiti or 380 km north of Rurutu and is moving southeast at 9 knots. Cyclone Oli underwent very rapid intensification from Category 1- to Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson Scale overnight, which was not predicted.

The RSMC-Nadi Tropical Cyclone Centre, the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre continue to issue guidance on Tropical Cyclone Gene that is now moving away from Vanuatu after pounding the southernmost islands.

The centre of Cyclone Gene is located 75 km east-northeast of the southernmost Vanuatu island of Anatom at 5 PM this evening Vanuatu time with the centre of the storm likely to sideswipe the island to the southeast before moving away from Vanuatu. Gene is maintaining a slow forward speed to the south-southwest at 4 km/hr.

The RSMC-Nadi Tropical Cyclone Centre, the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre continue to issue guidance on Tropical Cyclone Gene that is now beginning to impact on Southern Vanuatu.

The centre of Cyclone Gene is located 120 km east of of the Vanuatu island of Tanna at 8 PM this evening Vanuatu time with the centre of the storm approaching the small island of Futuna east of Tanna. Gene is maintaining a slow forward speed to the southwest at 9 km/hr.