Winston Tropical Cyclone Warning Featured
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING (7:00 AM 19 FEBRUARY 2016)
A STORM WARNING REMAIN INFORCE FOR VAVA'U. A GALE WARNING REMAIN INFORCE FOR NIUATOPUTAPU, HA'APAI,TONGATAPU AND'EUA. A GALE ALERT AND STRONG WIND WARNINGS REMAIN INFORCE FOR NIUAFO'OU. A HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN INFORCE FOR VAVA'U AND NIUATOPUTAPU. A HEAVY DAMAGING SWELL WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR ALL TONGA COASTAL WATERS.
SITUATION:
SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE WINSTON CATEGORY 4 WAS LOCATED NEAR 17.4SOUTH AND 173.0 WEST
OR ABOUT 180KM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF NIUATOPUTAPU OR 175KM NORTHEAST OF NEIAFU AT
06:00AM THIS MORNING.THE CYCLONE IS MOVING WEST-SOUTWEST AT 14KM/HR (8KNOTS).
ON ITS CURRENT TRACK,THE CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO LIE ABOUT 120KM NORTH
OF NEIAFU AT ABOUT 01:00PM THIS AFTERNOON.NEAR ITS CENTRE,THE CYCLONE IS ESTIMATED TO
HAVE AN AVERAGE WINDS SPEED OF 165KM/HR(90KNOTS) WITH MOMENTARY GUST OF 230KM/HR(125KNOTS).
FORECAST:
FOR VAVA'U:
DAMAGING EAST TO SOUTHEAST GALE FORCE WINDS 45-55KM/HR(35-45 KNOTS)
INCREASING TO STORM FORCE WINDS 95-110KM/HR (50-60 KNOTS) WITH
MOMENTARY GUSTS UP TO 130KM-150KM/HR (70-80KNOTS) FROM THIS MORNING.
CLOUDY AND OVERCAST WITH PERIODS OF RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES WITH
SQUALLY THNDERSTORMS.EXPECT VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS IN THE NEXT 3-12HRS,
INCREASING FROM HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS.POSSIBLE FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS
AND A HEAVY DAMAGING EAST TO SOUTHEAST SWELL.
FOR NIUATOPUTAPU:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 45-55KM/HR(25-30KNOTS) AND,INCREASING TO DAMAGING GALE FORCE WINDS
75-85KM/HR (40-45KNOTS) FROM THIS MORNING.MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASSIONAL SHOWERS DEVELOPING
TO RAIN, AND POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES.VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.POSSIBLE FLOODING
IN LOW LYING AREAS AND A HEAVY DAMAGING SOUTHEAST SWELL.
FOR HA'APAI:
EXPECT DAMAGING SOUTHEAST GALE FORCE WINDS 75-85KM/HR(40-45KNOTS) FROM THIS MORNING.MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASSIONAL
SHOWERS AT TIMES.VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.A HEAVY DAMAGING EAST TO SOUTHEAST SWELL.
FOR TONGATAPU,'EUA :
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 45-55KM/HR(25-30KTS),INCREASING TO DAMAGING GALE FORCE WINDS 65-85KM/HR
(35-40KNOTS) IN THE NEXT 3-12HRS.MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AT TIMES.VERY ROUGH SEAS
TO HIGH SEAS, A HEAVY DAMAGING EAST TO SOUTHEAST SWELL.
FOR NIUAFO'OU:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 45-55KM/HR (25-30KTS),MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASSIONAL SHOWERS AT TIMES.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.A HEAVY DAMAGING EAST TO SOUTHEAST SWELL.
TIDE PREDICTIONS:
LOW TIDE : 10:50AM
HIGH TIDE : 05:05PM
THE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE RECORDED AT LUPEPAU'U AIRPORT (VAVA'U) AT 07:00AM WAS
995.2 MILLIBARS, THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WAS 95% AND THE WINDS WAS SOUTHEAST
65KM/HR(35KNOTS) GUSTING 95KM/HR (50KNOTS).
THE NEXT TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY FOR TONGA WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 10:00AM THIS MORNING.
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'Oku fakamahinohino 'e he naunau 'o Winston 'a e ngata'anga 'o e Tangata mo e me'a 'oku lava mapule'i 'e he Tangata pea mo e mahulu atu e Mafi o Sihova. Na'e 'ikai ke puli 'a hono lotua 'o Vava'u pea anga'ofa 'a Sihova 'o 'ave matangi ki he feitu'u kehe, 'a ia 'oku ne kei fanongo mai pe ki he tangi mo e kole 'a e kau angahala.
Koia ai, 'oku ou tui ko e taha eni e ngaahi Fakamaau hotau 'Otua ko hotau fakatonutonu, ko hotau fakalelei'anga pea mo IA (SIHOVA). 'Oku ne heka mai hono mafimafi he afaaa, he te tau ofi ai kiate IA, i he'etau lotu mo e kole, pea koeha ha tukupa tetau fai i he taimi o e faingata'a, ketau fakahoko leva ia i he taimi o e nonga.
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'E Sihova 'oua mu'a na'a hiki ho fofonga mei homau Fonua he temau faka'ofa. Valoki'i kimautolu 'aki ho ngaahi mafimafi, ke mau 'ilo ai e ngaue ke fai mo e ngaue ke tuku, ulungaanga 'oku taau mo e Afio na, ulungaanga 'oku fiema'u ke li'aki. Kole fakamolemole atu Sihova keke fakamolemolei ange emau tonounou, ka ke takiekina kimautolu hono kotoa pe mei he Fale 'o e Tu'i ki he si'i hifo 'i he fonua ni, tuku mai kemau 'ilo e me'a 'oku ke hoifua kiai kae lava kemau tolonga 'i ho fonua, pea ke langilangi'ia pe 'a e 'Afio na 'i he ngaue 'oku mau fai. 'I he Huafa ho 'Alo ko Sisu Kalaisi ko homau Fakamo'ui. Emeni.