TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY NUMBER 23 FOR TONGA ON TROPICAL CYCLONE TINO (CATEGORY 2)
ISSUED FROM THE FUA’AMOTU TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE AT 1:00PM SUNDAY 19 JANUARY 2020
A TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR ALL OF TONGA.
WARNINGS:
A GALE WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR ALL OF TONGA LAND AREAS AND COASTAL WATERS.
A HEAVY RAIN WARNING AND FLASH FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS INFORCE FOR THE NIUAS LAND AREAS.
A HEAVY DAMAGING SWELL AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS INFORCE FOR ALL TONGA COASTAL WATERS.
SITUATION:
TROPICAL CYCLONE “TINO” (CATEGORY 2) WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.1 SOUTH, LONGITUDE 169.2 WEST OR ABOUT 725KM SOUTHEAST OF ‘EUA, 760KM SOUTHEAST OF NUKU’ALOFA, 800KM SOUTHEAST OF PANGAI, HA’APAI, 880KM SOUTHEAST OF NEIAFU, VAVA’U, 1135KM SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF NIUATOPUTAPU, 1265KM SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF NIUAFO’OU AT 1:00PM THIS AFTERNOON. ON ITS CURRENT TRACK, TROPICAL CYCLONE TINO (CATEGORY 2) IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT THE SPEED OF 30 KNOTS (60KM/HR). THE MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR ITS CENTER IS ABOUT 50-60 KNOTS (100-120KM/HR) WITH MOMENTARY GUSTS UP TO 70KNOTS (140KM/HR). ON ITS CURRENT TRACK, TROPICAL CYCLONE “TINO” IS EXPECTED TO LIE AT ABOUT 1500KM SOUTHEAST OF THE KINGFDOM OF TONGA AT 7:00PM THIS EVENING. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE GROUP UNTIL LATER THIS EVENING.
FOR THE NIUAS:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20-30 KNOTS (40-60KM/HR) RISING UP TO GALE FORCE WINDS AT TIMES 30-45 KNOTS (60-90KM/HR) THIS AFTERNOON. OVERCAST WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. POSSIBLE FLASH FLOOD IN LOW LYING AREAS DUE TO HEAVY RAIN AND HEAVY DAMAGING SWELL. VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS (6-10 METERS). A HEAVY DAMAGING NORTHWESTERLY SWELL (MORE THAN 5 METERS). MARINERS OF SMALL FISHING BOATS FOR THE NIUAS COASTAL WATERS ARE HEREBY ADVISED NOT TO GO OUT TO SEA. POOR VISIBILITY IN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS.FOR VAVA’U, HA’APAI, TONGATAPU, ‘EUA, TELE-KI-TONGA AND TELE-KI-TOKELAU:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20-30 KNOTS (40-60KM/HR) RISING UP TO GALE FORCE WINDS AT TIMES 30-45 KNOTS (60-90KM/HR). WINDS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DECREASING STARTS THIS EVENING. CLOUDY PERIODS WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES. VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS (6 TO 10 METERS). A HEAVY DAMAGING NORTHWESTERLY SWELL (MORE THAN 5 METERS). MARINERS OF SMALL FISHING BOATS FOR THESE COASTAL WATERS ARE HEREBY ADVISED NOT TO GO OUT TO SEA.
TIDE PREDICTION
HIGH TIDE : 02:55PM (AFTERNOON)
LOW TIDE : 09:20PM (TONIGHT)
THE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE RECORDED AT FUA’AMOTU AIRPORT AT 01:00PM WAS 1000.5 MILLIBARS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WAS 77%. THE NEXT TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY ON TROPICAL CYCLONE TINO FOR TONGA WILL BE ISSUED ABOUT 04:00PM THIS AFTERNOON.
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FCD: OF/LF/TTK/PK/VV/SU/SV/=