FUA'AMOTU WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE
WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED AT 01:00PM SATURDAY 25 APRIL 2026
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WARNING FOR LAND AREAS
	NO WARNING
SITUATION
	A trough of low pressure approaching from the west and move eastwards onto Tele-ki-Tonga and Tele-ki-Tokelau coastal waters by tomorrow morning. Associated cloudy with heavy rain and strong winds may affects the southern waters tomorrow. Meanwhile, an east to southeasterly wind continues to prevail over Tonga today.
FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT TOMORROW FOR TONGA
	FOR THE NIUAS, VAVA'U AND HA'APAI: Light to moderate east to southeast winds, fresh at times, shifting to east and northeast winds tomorrow. Mainly fine with potential afternoon scattered showers over Vava'u and Ha'apai. FOR TONGATAPU AND 'EUA: Light to moderate east to southeast winds, fresh at times and shifting to east and northeast winds tomorrow. Mainly fine with potential scattered showers tonight and tomorrow night.
OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY
	FOR TONGATAPU AND 'EUA: Moderate to fresh east to northeast winds, shifting to north and northwest winds in the afternoon. Cloudy and becoming overcast at time with occasional showers, heavy at times with potential of isolated thunderstorm . FOR HA'APAI AND VAVA'U: Light to moderate east to northeast winds, fresh at times, shifting to north and northwest winds in the afternoon over Ha'apai. Cloudy at times with scattered showers. FOR THE NIUAS: Moderate easterly winds, fresh at times. Mainly fine apart from cloudy periods with few showers.
TEMPERATURE FORECAST FOR NUKU'ALOFA
	MAXIMUM FOR TODAY: 31C MINIMUM FOR TONIGHT: 23C
MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN
WARNINGS FOR COASTAL WATERS
	A STRONG WIND WARNING AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ARE NOW IN FORCE FOR THE NIUAS, VAVA'U AND HA'APAI COASTAL WATERS BUT STILL REMAIN IN FORCE FOR TONGATAPU, 'EUA, TELE-KI-TONGA AND TELE-KI-TOKELAU COASTAL WATERS.
FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT TOMORROW FOR TONGA COASTAL WATERS
	FOR TELE-KI-TONGA, TELE-KI-TOKELAU, TONGATAPU AND 'EUA COASTAL WATERS: East to southeast winds 15-20, rising up to 25-30 knots at times and shifting northeast winds tomorrow. Moderate to rough seas (up to 2.5-3 metres). FOR HA'APAI, VAVA'U AND THE NIUAS COASTAL WATERS: East to southeast winds 10-15, rising up to 20-25 knots at times and shifting northeast winds tomorrow. Moderate seas (up to 2.5 metres).
OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY
	FOR TELE-KI-TONGA, TELE-KI-TOKELAU, TONGATAPU AND 'EUA COASTAL WATERS: East to northeast winds 15-20, rising up to 25-30 knots at times and shifting north to northwest winds in the afternoon. Moderate to rough seas (up to 2.5-3 metres). A moderate easterly swell (up to 2 metres). FOR HA'APAI, VAVA'U AND THE NIUAS COASTAL WATERS: East to northeast winds 10-15, rising up to 20 knots at times and shifting to north and northwest winds in the afternoon over Ha'apai coastal waters. Moderate seas (up to 2 metres).
TIDE PREDICTION IN NUKU'ALOFA TODAY
	HIGH TIDE:2:20PM LOW TIDE: 8:50PM
SUN AND MOON IN NUKU'ALOFA
	MOONRISE: 2:16PM SUNSET: 6:21PM
THE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE RECORDED AT FUA'AMOTU AIRPORT AT 1:00PM WAS 1014.8 MILLIBARS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WAS 80%
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