Tropical Cyclone Warning (4:15 PM 22/01/16) ^Featured

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 9 SOUTH, 173 DECIMAL 1 WEST OR
APPROXIMATELY 200KM SOUTHEAST OF EUA AT ABOUT 01:00PM THIS AFTERNOON AND IS MOVING WEST-SOUTHWEST AT A SPEED OF 16KM/HR.
NEAR ITS CENTRE, THE CYCLONE IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE AN AVERAGE WINDS SPEED OF 95KM/HR WITH MOMENTARY GUST
OF 130KM/HR.ON ITS CURRENT TRACK,TROPICAL CYCLONE VICTOR IS EXPECTED TO LIE ABOUT 150KM SOUTHEAST OF 'EUA AT ABOUT 07:00PM THIS EVENING.

FOR HA'APAI, TONGATAPU AND 'EUA:

DAMAGING GALE FORCE WINDS WITH AVERAGE SPEED OF 65-75KM/HR AND MOMENTARY GUST TO 100KM/HR.OCCASSIONAL
SHOWERS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES 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:
 
HIGH TIDE : 06:15PM
LOW  TIDE : 12:40AM (23/01/2016)

THE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE RECORDED AT FUA'AMOTU AIRPORT AT 04:00PM WAS 997.9 MILLIBARS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WAS 98%.

THE NEXT TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY FOR TONGA WILL BE ISSUED AT 07:00PM THIS EVENING OR EARLIER.

Tonga Meteorological & Coast Radio Services