TROPICAL DISTURBANCE WATCH ADVICE NUMBER NINE ISSUED BY THE SOLOMON ISLANDS METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE AT 7:30 PM TONIGHT ON THE 04TH JULY 2015.

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

AT 5:00 PM THIS EVENING, TROPICAL DEPRESSION (EX–TROPICAL CYCLONE RAQUEL) WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1000 HECTOPASCALS WAS RE-LOCATED NEAR 9.0 DEGREES LATITUDE SOUTH AND 158.8 DEGREES LONGITUDE EAST. THIS IS APPROXIMATELY 15NAUTICAL MILES WEST-NORTH-WEST OF RUSSELL ISLANDS AND 35NAUTICAL MILES EAST-SOUTH EAST OF NGATOKAE, WESTERN PROVINCE. THE SYSTEM IS MOVING WEST AT 06 KNOTS.

MEAN MAXIMUM WINDS TO 25 KNOTS WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS.

THE EX-TROPICAL CYCLONE RAQUEL IS CURRENTLY SITUATED OVER THE SOLOMON ISLANDS AND IS MOVING WESTWARDS.THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE IN A GENERAL SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION DURING THE NEXT 24HRS, AND MAY REINTENSIFY INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON OVER OPEN WATERS TO THE WEST OF THE SOLOMON ISLANDS.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT GALES COULD AFFECT BELLONA AND RENNELL ISLANDS DURING SUNDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY MONDAY.

HEAVY RAIN, WHICH COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING AND/OR LANDSLIDES, COULD OCCUR OVER THESE PROVINCES TODAY AND SUNDAY.

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 1:30 AM EARLY TOMORROW MORNING.

DATE: 04^TH JULY 2015.

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