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TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING

A TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR HA'APAI, TONGATAPU AND 'EUA.

A GALE WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR HA'APAI,TONGATAPU AND 'EUA.

A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR VAVAU.

A HEAVY DAMAGING SWELLS REMAIN IN FORCE FOR ALL TONGA WATERS

SITUATION:

TROPICAL CYCLONE VICTOR (CATEGORY 2) LIES ABOUT 21 DECIMAL 5 SOUTH, 172 DECIMAL 1  WEST OR
APPROXIMATELY 305KM EAST OF EUA AT ABOUT 4:00AM THIS MORNING AND IS MOVING WEST AT A SPEED OF 10KM/HR.
NEAR ITS CENTRE, THE CYCLONE IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE AN AVERAGE WINDS SPEED OF 110KM/HR WITH MOMENTARY GUST
OF 165KM/HR.ON ITS CURRENT TRACK,CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO LIE ABOUT 225KM SOUTH OF HA'APAI OR 95KM
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF 'EUA OR 125KM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF TONGATAPU AT ABOUT 07:00PM THIS EVENING.

FOR HA'APAI, TONGATAPU AND 'EUA:
DAMAGING GALE FORCE WINDS WITH AVERAGE SPEED OF 75-85KM/HR AND MOMENTARY GUST TO 120KM/HR.OCCASSIONAL
SHOWERS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS FROM THIS EVENING.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.EAST TO SOUTHEAST DAMAGING SWELLS WITH SEAS FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS.

FOR VAVA'U:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 45-55KM/HR,INCREASING TO 60-64KM/HR
IN THE NEXT 12-24 HOURS.CLOUDY PERIODS WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED SHOWERS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH.A HEAVY DMAMAGING EAST TO SOUTHEAST SWELL

FOR THE NIUAS:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 35-40KM/HR, INCREASING TO 45KM/HR AT TIMES.
CLOUDY PERIODS WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MODERATE SEAS.A HEAVY SOUTHEAST SWELLS

TIDE PREDICTIONS:

LOW  TIDE : 11:55AM
HIGH TIDE : 06:15PM

THE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE RECORDED AT FUA'AMOTU AIRPORT AT 7:00AM WAS 1003.0 MILLIBARS AND THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WAS 94%.

THE NEXT TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY FOR TONGA WILL BE ISSUED AT 10:00AM THIS MORNING OR EARLIER.

Tonga Meteorological & Coast Radio Services