TROPICAL DISTURBANCE WATCH ADVICE NUMBER SIX ISSUED BY THE SOLOMON ISLANDS METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE AT 1:30 AM THIS MORNING ON THE 04TH JULY 2015.

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

AT 11:00 PM LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL DEPRESSION (EX–TROPICAL CYCLONE RAQUEL) WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 999 HECTOPASCALS WAS RE-LOCATED NEAR 7.4 DEGREES LATITUDE SOUTH AND 161.0 DEGREES LONGITUDE EAST. THIS IS APPROXIMATELY 91 NAUTICAL MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF BUALA IN ISABEL AND 37 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHEAST OF DAI ISLAND. TROPICAL DEPRESSION IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 04 KNOTS.

THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY WITH WINDS POSSIBILY INCREASING TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

GALES COULD DEVELOP ABOUT THE MALAITA AND ISABEL PROVINCES EARLY TODAY, BEFORE POSSIBILY EXTENDING TO THE WESTERN, CHOISEUL, CENTRAL, GUADALCANAL AND MAKIRA PROVINCES LATER TODAY, DEPENDING ON THE MOVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE SYSTEM.

HEAVY RAIN, WHICH COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING AND/OR LANDSLIDES, COULD OCCUR OVER MOST PROVINCES TODAY AND OVER THE WEEKEND.

SEAS WILL BE MODERATE TO 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 7:30 AM THIS MORNING.

DATE: 04TH JULY 2015.

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