FUA'AMOTU WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE
WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED AT 07:00PM TUESDAY 19 MARCH 2019
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WARNING
	NIL
SITUATION
	A WEAK TROUGH LIES SLOW MOVING BETWEEN VAVA'U AND THE NIUAS. ASSOCIATED CLOUDS WITH SHOWERS MAY AFFECT THE NIUAS AND SOME PARTS OF THE GROUPS. MEANWHILE, A SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDFLOW PREVAILS OVER MOST PART OF TONGA.
FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT TOMORROW FOR TONGA
	FOR THE NIUAS: LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS. BECOMING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BY TOMORROW MORNING. MAINLY FINE APART FROM CLOUDY PERIODS WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. FOR THE REST OF TONGA: LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS, VARIABLE AT TIMES. MAINLY FINE APART FROM CLOUDY PERIODS WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED SHOWERS.
OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY
	FOR THE NIUAS: LIGHT TO MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS, VARIABLE AT TIMES. CLOUDY PERIODS WITH POSSIBLE SCATTERED SHOWERS. FOR THE REST OF TONGA: LIGHT TO MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS, VARIABLE AT TIMES. MAINLY FINE APART FROM CLOUDY PERIODS WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE FORECAST FOR NUKU'ALOFA
	MAXIMUM FOR TODAY                 :        31C MINIMUM FOR TONIGHT              :       22C
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MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN
WARNINGS
	NIL
FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT TOMORROW FOR ALL TONGA COASTAL WATERS
	FOR THE NIUAS COASTAL WATERS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 KNOTS. BECOMING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BY TOMORROW MORNING. SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS. FOR THE REST OF TONGA COASTAL WATERS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 10-15 KNOTS, VARIABLE UP TO 10 KNOTS AT TIMES. . SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS. A MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY SWELLS.
OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY
	FOR THE NIUAS COASTAL WATERS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 10-15 KNOTS, VARIABLE UP TO 10 KNOTS AT TIMES. SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS. FOR THE REST OF TONGA COASTAL WATERS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 10-15 KNOTS. SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS. A MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELL.
TIDE PREDICTION
	LOW TIDE                          :      12:20AM (EARLY TOMORROW MORNING) HIGH  TIDE                        :      06:35AM (TOMORROW MORNING)
SUN AND MOON
	MOONSET                   :           04:15AM (TOMORROW) SUNRISE                       :           06:43AM (TOMORROW)
	THE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE RECORDED AT FUA'AMOTU AIRPORT AT 07:00PM WAS 1010.8 MILLIBARS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WAS 87%.
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FCD:       LF/PK/=                                 CRS:     FL/=