TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING NUMBER SIX

TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING NUMBER SIX ISSUED BY THE SOLOMON ISLANDS METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE AT 1:00 PM THIS AFTERNOON ON THURSDAY 02ND JULY 2015.

A TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING IS CURRENT FOR ALL SOLOMON ISLANDS PROVINCES.

AT 11:00 AM THIS MORNING, TROPICAL CYCLONE RAQUEL (CATEGORY 1) WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 998 HECTOPASCALS WAS LOCATED NEAR 6.6 DEGREES LATITUDE SOUTH AND 159.6 DEGREES LONGITUDE EAST. THIS IS APPROXIMATELY 60 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH OF ONTONG JAVA ATOLLS AND 78 NAUTICAL MILES NOTHEAST OF ISABEL ISLAND. THE CYCLONE HAS CHANGED DIRECTION AND IS NOW MOVING EAST-NORTHEAST AT 04 KNOTS.

EXPECT MEAN MAXIMUM WINDS TO 35 KNOTS WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS NEAR THE CENTRE.

GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47KNOTS SHOULD CONTINUE ABOUT THE MALAITA, ISABEL, WESTERN, CENTRAL AND GUADALCANAL PROVINCES TODAY AND POSSIBLY PERSIST INTO FRIDAY.

HEAVY RAIN, WHICH COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING AND/OR LANDSLIDES, SHOULD CONTINUE TO OCCUR OVER THESE PROVINCES TODAY AND POSSIBLY PERSIST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

SEAS WILL BE VERY ROUGH WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELLS WITH POTENTIAL FOR COASTAL FLOODING.

PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AS BAD WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL CYCLONE POSES THREATS TO LIVES AND PROPERTIES.

PLEASE LISTEN TO ALL RADIO OUTLETS FOR FURTHER ADVICES.

THE NEXT ADVICE WILL BE ISSUED AT 7:30 PM THIS EVENING.

DATE: 02ND JULY 2015.

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