ROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY NUMBER 8 FOR TONGA ON TROPICAL CYCLONE IAN ISSUED FROM THE FUA'AMOTU TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE AT 1:00PM TUESDAY JANUARY 7TH 2014. SPOT WEATHER REPORT FROM THE MAIN ISLAND CENTRES AT 1PM TODAY. NIUAFO'OU CLOUDY MODERATE NORTHWEST WINDS 29C NIUATOPUTAPU CLOUDY CALM 28C VAVAU CLOUDY MODERATE NE WINDS 29C HA'APAI CLOUDY LIGHT N WINDS 29C TONGATAPU PARTLY CLOUDY MODERATE NE WINDS 31C RAINFALL RECORDED DURING THE 24HRS PRIOR TO 1PM TODAY NIUAFOOU NIL NIUATOPUTAPU NIL VAVA'U 17.7MM HA'APAI 0.1MM FUA'AMOTU 0.4MM A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR HA'APAI,VAVA'U AND THE NIUAS. THE HEAVY RAIN ADVISORY REMAIN IN FORCE FOR NIUAS AND IS NOW CANCELLED FOR VAVA'U AND HA'APAI. TROPICAL CYCLONE IAN CAT 1 WAS LOCATED NEAR 18 DECIMAL 8 SOUTH 176 DECIMAL 1 WEST OR ABOUT 225KM WEST OF VAVA'U AT 11AM THIS MORNING. TROPICAL CYCLONE IAN HAS ESTIMATED WINDS OF 35KTS NEAR ITS CENTRE WITH MOMENTARY GUSTS OF UP TO 45KT. THE CYCLONE IS CURRENTLY SLOW MOVING. FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT TOMORROW FOR TONGA FOR NIUAS: LIGHT TO MODERATE TO NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST WINDS FRESH AT TIMES. CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS HEAVY AT TIMES. FOR VAVA'U,HAA'APAI: LIGHT TO MODERATE TO NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST WINDS FRESH AT TIMES. CLOUDY PERIODS WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. FOR THE REST OF TONGA: LIGHT TO MODERATE EAST WINDS BECOMING FRESH NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS. CLOUDY PERIODS WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY FOR NIUAS,VAVA'U AND HA'APAI: LIGHT TO MODERATE TO NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST WINDS FRESH AT TIMES. CLOUDY PERIODS WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. FOR THE REST OF TONGA: LIGHT TO MODERATE TO NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTY AT TIMES. CLOUDY PERIODS WITH A FEW SHOWERS. TEMPERATURE FORECAST FOR NUKU'ALOFA: MAX: 30 DEGREES CELSIUS TOMORROW. MIN: 24 DEGREES CELSIUS TONIGHT. MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN: FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT TOMORROW FOR TONGA A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS INFORCE FOR VAVA'U, HA'APAI AND NIUAS WATERS. FOR VAVA'U, HA'APAI AND NIUAs WATERS: NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. SEAS ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. MODERATE SWELLS.POOR VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN. FOR THE REST OF TONGA WATERS: EAST WINDS 15-20 KNOTS TENDING NORTH TO NORTHEAST AND UP TO 25 KNOTS AT TIMES. ROUGH SEAS. OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY: FOR VAVA'U,HA'APAI AND NIUA WATERS: NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 30-35 KNOTS. SEAS ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH WITH HEAVY NORTHWESTERLY SWELLS. POOR VISIBILITY IN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN. FOR THE REST OF TONGA WATERS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15-20 KNOTS AND UP TO 25 KNOTS AT TIMES. ROUGH SEAS. TIDE PREDICTIONS: HIGH TIDE : 12:25PM LOW TIDE : 06:40PM THE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE RECORDED AT FUA'AMOTU AT 1:00PM THIS AFTERNOON WAS 1005.0MB THE NEXT TROPICAL CYCLCONE ADVISORY ON TROPICAL CYCLONE IAN WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 7:00PM TODAY. FD:NO/SV/SF/ST CRS:TT/SVH/TN=