| TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY NUMBER 03 FOR TONGA ON TROPICAL DISTURBANCE "09F" | |
| ISSUED FROM THE FUA'AMOTU TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE AT 01:00AM SUNDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2025 | |
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| TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT REMAIN IN FORCE FOR NIUAFO'OU AND NIUATOPUTAPU. | |
| WARNINGS FOR LAND AREAS AND COASTAL WATERS: | |
| A HEAVY RAIN WARNING AND
FLASH FLOOD ADVISORY IS NOW IN FORCE FOR HA'APAI LAND AREAS BUT STILL REMAINS
IN FORCE FOR VAVA'U, NIUATOPUTAPU AND NIUAFO'OU LAND AREAS. A GALE WARNING STILL REMAIN IN FORCE FOR NIUATOPUTAPU AND NIUAFO'OU LAND AREAS. A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAIN IN FORCE FOR VAVA'U, HA'APAI, TONGATAPU AND 'EUA LAND AREAS. A GALE WARNING, HEAVY DAMAGING SWELL AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAIN IN FORCE FOR NIUAFO'OU AND NIUATOPUTAPU COASTAL WATERS. A STRONG WIND WARNING AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAIN IN FORCE FOR VAVA'U, HA'APAI, TONGATAPU, 'EUA, TELE-KI-TONGA AND TELE-KI-TOKELAU COASTAL WATERS. |
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| SITUATION: | |
| Tropical Disturbance (TD) 09F was located near latitude 13.6 South and longitude 177.3 West, or about 285km northwest of 'Esia (Niuafo'ou), or 465km west northwest of Hihifo (Niuatoputapu), or 665km north-northwest of Neiafu (Vava'u), or 760km north-northwest of Pangai (Haapai), or 865km north-northwest of Nukualofa (Tongatapu), or 900km north-northwest of Ohonua (Eua) at 11pm tonight. The system is currently moving south southwest at the speed of 7 knots. Associated clouds, occasional heavy rain, thunderstorms and strong to gale force winds will affect the Niuas in the next 6 - 12 hours. | |
| FOR NIUAFO'OU AND
NIUATOPUTAPU: Northerly winds 10-20 knots, rising up to 25 knots at times and it is expected to gust up to 30-40 knots at times today. Cloudy and overcast with heavy occasional rain and thunderstorms. Possible flooding in low lying areas. Very rough seas (up to 3.5 - 4.5 metres). A heavy damaging northwesterly swell (up to 4.5 metres). Poor visibilities due to heavy rain. FOR VAVA'U, HA'APAI, TONGATAPU, 'EUA, TELE-KI-TONGA AND TELE-KI-TOKELAU: East to southeast winds 15-20 knots, rising up to 25-30 knots at times and becoming northerly winds over Vava'u this morning and for Ha'apai group in the afternoon. Cloudy periods with scattered showers then becoming overcast with heavy occasional rain and thunderstorms by midday for Vava'u and Ha'apai group in the evening. Rough seas (up to 3 metres). A moderate southeasterly swell (up to 2.5 metres). |
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| TIDE PREDICTION | |
| HIGH TIDE: 03:20AM LOW TIDE: 09:10AM |
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| THE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE
RECORDED AT FUA'AMOTU AIRPORT AT 01:00AM WAS 1010.8 MILLIBARS AND THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WAS 93%. THE NEXT TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING ON TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 09F FOR TONGA WILL BE ISSUED ABOUT 07:00AM EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. |
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| FCD: PT/TTK/NH/= CRS: FL/= | |