FUA'AMOTU WEATHER FORECASTING CENTER
WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED AT 07:00PM WEDNESDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2018
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WARNINGS
NIL
SITUATION
 A WEAK TROUGH LIES SLOW MOVING OVER HA'APAI AND VAVA'U AND IT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARDS BY TOMORROW MORNING. MEANWHILE, ANOTHER TROUGH LIES SLOW MOVING OVER THE NIUAS. ASSOCIATED CLOUDS WITH SHOWERS MAY AFFECT HA'APAI, VAVA'U AND THE NIUAS.
FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT TOMORROW FOR TONGA
 FOR THE NIUAS:
LIGHT TO MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS.
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY NIUAFO'OU WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR VAVA'U:
LIGHT EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS, VARIABLE AT TIMES.
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS BUT BECOMING FINE BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

FOR HA'APAI:
LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS, VARIABLE AT TIMES. BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BY TOMORROW MORNING.
GENERALLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, BECOMING FINE BY TOMORROW.

FOR TONGATAPU AND 'EUA:
LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS. BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BY TOMORROW MORNING. MAINLY FINE APART FROM CLOUDY PERIODS.
OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY
  FOR THE NIUAS AND VAVA'U:
LIGHT TO MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS.
CLOUDY PERIODS WITH POSSIBLE SCATTERED SHOWERS.

FOR HA'APAI, TONGATAPU AND 'EUA:
LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS, VARIABLE AT TIMES.
MAINLY FINE APART FROM CLOUDY PERIODS.
TEMPERATURE FORECAST FOR NUKU'ALOFA
MAXIMUM FOR TOMORROW             :        28C
MINIMUM FOR TONIGHT                      :       17C
 
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MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN
WARNINGS
NIL
FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT TOMORROW FOR ALL TONGA COASTAL WATERS
  FOR THE NIUAS COASTAL WATERS:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 10-15 KNOTS.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS. A MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELL.

FOR VAVA'U COASTAL WATERS:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 10-15 KNOTS, VARIABLE AT TIMES UP TO 10 KNOTS.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS. A MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELL.

FOR HA'APAI COASTAL WATERS:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 KNOTS, VARIABLE AT TIMES UP TO 10 KNOTS.
BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BY TOMORROW.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS. A MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELL.

FOR TONGATAPU, 'EUA, TELE-KI-TONGA AND TELE-KI-TOKELAU COASTAL WATERS:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 -15 KNOTS, VARIABLE AT TIMES UP TO 10 KNOTS.
BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST BY TOMORROW.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS. A MODERATE SOUTHWEST SWELL.
OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY
FOR THE NIUAS AND VAVA'U:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 10-15 KNOTS AND UP TO 20 KNOTS AT TIMES.
MODERATE SEAS.A MODERATE SOUTHEAST SWELL.

FOR THE REST OF TONGA COASTAL WATERS:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 10-15 KNOTS, VARIABLE AT TIMES UP TO 10 KNOTS.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS. A MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELL.
LOW AND HIGH TIDE
LOW TIDE               :       12:23AM (TOMORROW MORNING)
HIGH TIDE              :       06:30AM (TOMORROW MORNING)
SUN AND MOON
SUNRISE          :          05:50AM 
MOONSET       :          04:55AM (TOMORROW MORNING)  
THE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE RECORDED AT FUA'AMOTU AIRPORT AT 07:00PM WAS 1014.7 MILLIBARS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WAS 73%.
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FCD:         LF/TTK/STP/ =                                                   CRS:        TT/=