Fly fra Fiji til Tonga aflyst da cyklon lige nu rammer Tongatapu, Tonga – praecis der vi var paa vej hen….Meget godt at man ikke sidder i en palmehytte paa stranden paa Tonga men stadig er i Fiji…
Nuku’alofa er hovedstaden i Tonga på hovedøen Tongatapu. Det sorte er der hvor cyklonen har været det røde der hvor den er på vej hen (forventeligt). Den røde ring er der hvor det blæser med op til 55 knob i timen..
SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN NUMBER THIRTEENTH ON TROPICAL CYCLONE JASMINE
ISSUED FROM FUA’AMOTU AT 1:30PM TUESDAY 14 FEBRUARY 2012.
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING
… A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR NOMUKA,TONGATAPU,’EUA AND SOUTHERN
TONGA WATERS.
TROPICAL CYCLONE JASMINE CENTRE CATEGORY 1 WAS LOCATED NEAR
21 DECIMAL 2 SOUTH 176 DECIMAL 3 WEST OR ABOUT 95KM WEST-SOUTHWEST OF FUA’AMOTU OR 160KM SOUTHWEST OF NOMUKA AT ABOUT 10:00AM. TC JASMINE IS MOVING NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 5 KNOTS OR ABOUT 9 KM/H.AVERAGE WINDS CLOSE TO THE CENTRE IS ESTIMATED TO ABOUT 35 KNOTS WITH MOMENTARY GUSTS TO
50 KNOTS.
ON THIS TRACK TC JASMINE IS EXPECTED TO LIE ABOUT 160KM WEST OF
FUA’AMOTU OR ABOUT 210KM WEST SOUTHWEST OF NOMUKA
AT 10:00AM TOMORROW.
FOR NOMUKA, TONGATAPU AND EUA:
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS POSSIBLY INCREASING TO 35 KNOTS
WITH MOMENTARY GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS.OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELLS.
