FUA'AMOTU WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE
WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED AT 01:00PM FRIDAY 10 APRIL 2026
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WARNING FOR LAND AREAS
	NO WARNING.
SITUATION
	A trough lies over Vava'u and the Niuas with associated clouds, occasional rain, and isolated thunderstorms, may affect these parts of the group by today and tomorrow.
FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT TOMORROW FOR TONGA
	FOR THE NIUAS: Light and variable northwesterly winds, shifting to east and northeasterly winds tomorrow. Cloudy periods with occasional showers. FOR VAVA'U: Light to moderate north to northwesterly winds, shifting to northeast winds tomorrow afternoon. Cloudy with occasional showers, can be heavy at times with isolated thunderstorm. FOR HA'APAI, TONGATAPU AND 'EUA: Light to moderate north to northwesterly winds, fresh at times. Mainly fine apart from cloudy periods with possible scattered showers.
OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY
	FOR THE NIUAS AND VAVA'U: Light east to northeasterly winds, variable at times and shifting to southeast winds in the evening. Cloudy periods with scattered showers, possibly heavy at times with isolated thunderstorm. FOR HA'APAI, TONGATAPU AND 'EUA: Light and variable easterly winds. Mainly fine apart from cloudy periods with afternoon showers.
TEMPERATURE FORECAST FOR NUKU'ALOFA
	MAXIMUM FOR TODAY: 30C MINIMUM FOR TONIGHT: 25C
MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN
WARNINGS FOR COASTAL WATERS
	A GALE WARNING AND HEAVY DAMAGING SWELL REMAIN IN FORCE FOR TELE-KI-TONGA AND TELE-KI-TOKELAU WATERS. A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAIN IN FORCED FOR TONGATAPU AND 'EUA COASTAL WATERS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY 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 AND TELE-KI-TOKELAU COASTAL WATERS: Northwesterly winds 20-25 knots with momentary gust up to 30-35 knots at times. Very rough to high seas (up to 5 metres). A heavy damaging southwesterly swell (up to 4 metres). FOR TONGATAPU AND 'EUA COASTAL WATERS: North to northwest winds 15-20 knots, rising up to 25 knots at times especially the southwestern waters. Rough seas (up to 3 metres). A moderate southwesterly swell (up to 2.5 metres). FOR HA'APAI: North to northwest winds 10-15 knots, rising to 20 knots at times. Moderate seas (up to 2.5 metres). A moderate southerly swell (up to 2 metres). FOR THE NIUAS AND VAVA'U: North to northwest winds 10-15 knots, shifting to northeast winds tomorrow. Slight to moderate seas (up to 2 metres).
OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY
	FOR HA'APAI, TONGATAPU, 'EUA, TELE-KI-TONGA AND TELE-KI-TOKELAU COASTAL WATERS: East to southeast winds 10-15 knots. Slight to moderate seas (up to 2 metres). A moderate southwesterly swell (up to 2.5 metres) over Tele-ki-Tonga and Tele-ki-Tokelau waters. FOR THE NIUAS AND VAVA'U COASTAL WATERS: East to northeasterly winds 10-15 knots, shifting to southeast winds in the evening. Moderate seas (up to 2.5 metres). A moderate southeasterly swell (up to 2.5 metres)
TIDE PREDICTION IN NUKU'ALOFA TODAY
	HIGH TIDE: 1:20PM LOW TIDE: 7:55PM
SUN AND MOON IN NUKU'ALOFA
	MOONSET: 1:32PM SUNSET: 6:33PM
THE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE RECORDED AT FUA'AMOTU AIRPORT AT 1:00PM WAS 1007.9 MILLIBARS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WAS 71%
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