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FUA'AMOTU WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE







WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED AT 07:00PM SATURDAY 21 MARCH 2026







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WARNING FOR LAND AREAS







NO WARNING.









SITUATION







A high-pressure system located to the far southeast, directing an eas

t to

southeast wind flow across Tonga.









FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT TOMORROW FOR TONGA







FOR ALL OF TONGA:

Light to moderate east to southeast winds, fresh at times.

Mainly fine apart from cloudy periods with isolated showers.









OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY







FOR THE NIUAS AND VAVA'U:

Light to moderate east to northeasterly winds.

Cloudy at times with scattered showers, possibly heavy at times.



FOR HA'APAI, TONGATAPU AND 'EUA:

Light to moderate east to southeast winds, fresh at times.

Cloudy at times with scattered showers, possibly heavy at times with 

isolated

thunderstorm.









TEMPERATURE FORECAST FOR NUKU'ALOFA







MINIMUM FOR TONIGHT: 24C

MAXIMUM FOR TOMORROW: 31C











MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN









WARNINGS FOR COASTAL WATERS







A STRONG WIND WARNING AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAIN IN FORCE FOR AL

L OF TONGA

COASTAL WATERS.



AN EXTREME HIGH TIDE REMAINS IN FORCE FOR ALL OF TONGA COASTAL WATERS

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FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT TOMORROW FOR TONGA COASTAL WATERS







FOR ALL OF TONGA COASTAL WATERS:

East to southeast winds 10-15 knots, rising up to 20-25 knots at time

s tonight

and tomorrow. Wind will gradually decrease over the Niuas and Vava'u 

coastal

waters by tomorrow night.

Slight to moderate seas (up to 2 metres) and becoming moderate seas t

onight and

tomorrow (up to 2.5 metres). Possible flooding in low lying areas due

 to

extreme high tides.















OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY







FOR TONGATAPU, 'EUA, TELE-KI-TONGA AND TELE-KI-TOKELAU COASTAL WATERS

:

East to southeast winds 10-15 knots, rising up to 25 knots at times.

Moderate seas (up to 2.5metres).



FOR THE REST OF TONGA COASTAL WATERS:

East to northeast winds 10-15 knots. Sligh to moderate seas (up to 2 

metres).









TIDE PREDICTION IN NUKU'ALOFA







HIGH TIDE:9:30PM tonight

LOW TIDE: 3:30AM early tomorrow









SUN AND MOON IN NUKU'ALOFA







MOONSET: 8:07PM tonight

SUNRISE: 6:44AM tomorrow morning









THE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE RECORDED AT FUA'AMOTU AIRPORT AT 7:00PM W

AS 1014.0

MILLIBARS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WAS 95%







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