Strong to damaging gale force winds, and scattered thunderstorms, with heavy rain, will affect the Tongatapu, Vava'u, Ha'apai, and 'Eua group by today, until the weekend, Tonga Meteorology forecasts.
A tropical cyclone warning has been cancelled. Tonga Met reported that a cyclone system located to the southwest of Tonga (Tropical Cylcone Mal) had weakened to a Category 1. Previous gale warnings for Tele-ki-Tonga and Tele-ki-Tokelau coastal waters have since been downgraded to strong wind warnings.
A gale warning and small craft advisory remain in force for Tele-ki-Tonga and Tele-ki-Tokelau coastal waters, as Tropical Cyclone Mal moves to the south of Fiji and and moves toward southern Tongan waters. A strong wind warning and small craft advisory remains in force for Tongatapu and 'Eua coastal waters, stated the Fua'amotu Tropical Cyclone Centre advisory at 1:00pm today,
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Tropical Cyclone Advisory Number 15 for Tonga on Tropical Cyclone Ana (Category 1), 2 Feb 2021
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TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING FOR TONGA
WARNINGS:
A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR TELE-KI-TONGA AND TELE-KI-TOKELAU AND THE SURROUNDING COASTAL WATERS.
A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR HA’APAI, TONGATAPU AND ‘EUA LAND AREAS AND COASTAL WATERS.
A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR THE NIUAS AND VAVA’U LAND AREAS AND COASTAL WATERS.
A HEAVY DAMAGING SWELL AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN FORCE FOR ALL OF TONGA COASTAL WATERS.
A HEAVY RAIN WARNING AND FLASH FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN FORCE FOR ALL OF TONGA LAND AREAS.