WEATHER FORECAST ISSUED FROM NWFC FUA'AMOTU AT 06:00PM TUESDAY 16 FEBRUARY 2010.

STRONG WIND WARNING PREVIOUSLY INFORCE FOR ALL OF TONGA IS NOW CANCELLED.

SITUATION:
TROPICAL CYCLONE RENE CENTRE LOCATED NEAR 24.0S 178.1W AT 1:00PM IS MOVING 
SOUTHWEST AT 12 KNOTS AWAY FROM TONGA WATERS. 

FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT TOMORROW FOR TONGA.
LIGHT TO MODERATE NORTWEST WINDS OVER THE NIUAS BECOMING NOTHEAST TOMORROW.
ELSEWHERE,MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS FRESH AND GUSTY AT TIME OVER 
TONGATAPU AND 'EUA.FINE APART FROM SOME CLOUDY PERIODS WITH A FEW BRIEF SHOWERS.

OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY
MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEAS WINDS OVER THE NIUAS.ELSEWHERE, MODERATE EAST TO 
NORTHEAST WINDS.FINE APART FROM A FEW BRIEF SHOWERS.

MARINE WEATHER FORECAST FOR TONGA:

FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT TOMORROW FOR ALL TONGA COASTAL WATERS.

NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS ABOUT THE NIUAS.ELSEWHERE, NORTH TO 
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS UPTO TO 30 KNOTS AT TIMES.ROUGH SEAS WITH A 
MODERATE TO STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST SWELL. 

OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY
EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15/20 KNOTS. MODERATE SEAS.

TIDES
HIGH TIDE:	09:15PM 
LOW TIDE:	03:30AM

THE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE RECORDED AT FUA’AMOTU AT 06:00PM WAS 1004.3MB.

UV/TN/NH/=