TROPICAL DISTURBANCE WATCH ADVICE NUMBER EIGHT ISSUED BY THE SOLOMON ISLANDS METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE AT 1:00 PM THIS AFTERNOON ON THE 04TH JULY 2015.

TROPICAL DISTURBANCE WATCH ADVICE NUMBER EIGHT ISSUED BY THE SOLOMON ISLANDS METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE AT 1:00 PM THIS AFTERNOON ON THE 04^TH JULY 2015.

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

AT 11:00 AM THIS MORNING, TROPICAL DEPRESSION (EX–TROPICAL CYCLONE RAQUEL) WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 999 HECTOPASCALS WAS LOCATED NEAR 8.0 DEGREES LATITUDE SOUTH AND 161.8 DEGREES LONGITUDE EAST. THIS IS APPROXIMATELY 63 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHEST OF MANAOBA IN MALAITA AND 67 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHWEST OF SIKAINA. THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 05 KNOTS.

MEAN MAXIMUM WINDS TO 25 KNOTS WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS TO 45 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 MAKIRA PROVINCES LATER TODAY, BEFORE POSSIBLY EXTENDING TO THE GUADALCANAL, CENTRAL AND ISABEL PROVINCES INTO SUNDAY, 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 PM TONIGHT.

DATE: 04^TH JULY 2015.

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