14 February, 2012. Special Weather Bulletin Number Eleven on Tropical Cyclone Jasmine Issued from Fua'amotu at 6:15AM Tuesday February 2012.
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING
A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR TONGATAPU AND EUA AND SOUTHERN TONGA WATERS.
A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR HA'APAI & VAVA'U GROUPS.
TROPICAL CYCLONE JASMINE CENTRE CATEGORY 1 WAS LOCATED NEAR 21 DECIMAL 6 SOUTH 176 DECIMAL 2 WEST OR ABOUT 115KM WEST-SOUTHWEST OF FUA'AMOTU OR 210KM SOUTHWEST OF NOMUKA AT ABOUT 0400AM. TC JASMINE IS MOVING NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 5 KNOTS OR ABOUT 9 KM/H.AVERAGE WINDS CLOSE TO THE CENTRE IS ESTIMATED TO ABOUT 35 KNOTS WITH MOMENTARY GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS.
ON THIS TRACK TC JASMINE IS EXPECTED TO LIE ABOUT 90KM WEST OF FUA'AMOTU AT 0100PM TODAY AND MAY BRING DAMAGING GALE FORCE WINDS OVER TONGATAPU AND 'EUA WITHIN THE NEXT 6 TO 12HRS.
FOR TONGATAPU AND EUA:
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS POSSIBLY INCREASING TO 35 KNOTS WITH MOMENTARY GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS.OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELLS.
FOR HA'APAI AND VAVA'U GROUPS:
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH MOMENTARY GUST TO 35 KNOTS.
OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES.ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITH MODERATE SWELLS.
FOR THE REST OF TONGA GROUP:
MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHWEST WINDS, GUSTY AT TIMES. CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN. ROUGH SEAS.
TIDES:
LOW 06:15AM
HIGH 12:35PM
THE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE RECORDED AT FUAAMOTU AT 6:15AM WAS 1002.1MB
THE NEXT SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN FOR TONGA WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 9:15AM OR THEREABOUTS.
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