TROPICAL DISTURBANCE WATCH ADVICE NUMBER ONE TROPICAL DISTURBANCE WATCH ADVICE NUMBER ONE ISSUED BY THE SOLOMON ISLANDS METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE AT 7:45PM THIS EVENING ON THE 09 TH MARCH 2014. A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE WATCH ADVICE IS CURRENT FOR TEMOTU, MAKIRA, RENNELL & BELLONA, SOUTHERN GUADALCANAL AND MALAITA PROVINCE. AT 5:00 PM THIS AFTERNOON, A TROPICAL DEPRESSION WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 999 HECTOPASCALS WAS LOCATED NEAR 15.1 DEGREES LATITUDE SOUTH AND 168.4 DEGREES LONGITUDE EAST. THIS IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 169 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF TIKOPIA ISLAND. THE LOW IS SLOW MOVING IN A NORTHWEST DIRECTION BUT IS EXPECTED TO TURN MORE SOUTHEASTERLY WITH FURTHER INTENSIFICATION. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DEVELOPING WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS. EXPECT WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS .SEAS WILL BE MODERATE TO ROUGH WITH MODERATE SWELLS AND COASTAL FLOODING FOR TEMOTU, MAKIRA, RENNELL & BELLONA ISLANDS. EXPECT WINDS OF 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS OVER THE REMAINING PARTS OF SOLOMON ISLANDS. RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AS BAD WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION POSES THREATS TO LIVES AND PROPERTIES. PLEASE LISTEN TO ALL RADIO OUTLETS FOR FURTHER ADVICES. THE NEXT ADVICE WILL BE ISSUED AT 8:00AM OR EARLIER TOMORROW MORNING. DATE: 09TH MARCH 2014.
Posted on: Sun, 09 Mar 2014 09:07:30 +0000
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