Current Observation

TROPICAL DISTURBANCE WATCH ADVICE NUMBER TWO | THE TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCH ADVICE ON EX- TROPICAL CYCLONE RAQUEL IS DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE WATCH ADVICE

TROPICAL DISTURBANCE WATCH ADVICE NUMBER TWO ISSUED BY THE SOLOMON ISLANDS METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE AT 1:00 AM THIS MORNING ON THE 03RD JULY 2015.

THE TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCH ADVICE ON EX- TROPICAL CYCLONE RAQUEL IS DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE WATCH ADVICE

 TROPICAL DISTURBANCE WATCH ADVICE IS CURRENT FOR ALL SOLOMON ISLANDS PROVINCES.


AT 5:00 PM, TROPICAL DEPRESSION (EX –TROPICAL CYCLONE RAQUEL) WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1000 HECTOPASCALS WAS LOCATED NEAR 6.4 DEGREES LATITUDE SOUTH AND 160.0 DEGREES LONGITUDE EAST. THIS IS APPROXIMATELY 52 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH OF ONTONG JAVA ATOLLS AND 105 NAUTICAL MILES NOTHEAST OF ISABEL ISLAND.

TROPICAL DEPRESSION IS MOVING EAST-NORTHEAST AT 04 KNOTS BUT IS EXPECTED TOWARDS THE SOUTH IN 24HOURS AND THEN TOWARDS WEST LATER.

EXPECT MEAN MAXIMUM WINDS TO 35 KNOTS TO CONTINUE ABOUT THE MALAITA, ISABEL, WESTERN, CENTRAL AND GUADALCANAL PROVINCES. (AREA OF GALES 34 TO 47KNOTS MOVING WITH THE DEPRESSION)
 
HEAVY RAIN, WHICH COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING AND/OR LANDSLIDES, SHOULD CONTINUE TO OCCUR OVER THESE PROVINCES TONIGHT AND PERSIST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

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

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

PLEASE LISTEN TO ALL RADIO OUTLETS FOR FURTHER ADVICES.

THE NEXT ADVICE WILL BE ISSUED AT 07:30 AM TOMORROW MORNING.

DATE: 03RD JULY 2015.

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