TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCH ADVICE NUMBER FOUR ISSUED BY THE SOLOMON ISLANDS METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE AT 7:30AM THIS MORNING ON TUESDAY 11TH OF MARCH 2014. A TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCH ADVICE IS CURRENT FOR TEMOTU, MAKIRA, RENNELL & BELLONA PROVINCES. AT 5:00AM THIS MORNING, TROPICAL CYCLONE LUSI (CATERGORY ONE )WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 987 HECTOPASCALS WAS RE- LOCATED NEAR 15.5 DEGREES LATITUDE SOUTH AND 167.7DEGREES LONGITUDE EAST. THIS IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 199 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH- SOUTHEAST OF VANIKORO ISLAND. THE CYCLONE IS MOVING EAST-SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 04 KNOTS WITH FURTHER INTENSIFICATION. EXPECT WINDS OF 25 TO 33KNOTS OVER TEMOTU ISLANDS. EXPECT WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS OVER MAKIRA, RENNELL & BELLONA, SOUTHERN GUADALCANAL AND MALAITA ISLANDS. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH MODERATE SWELLS AND COASTAL FLOODING. EXPECT WINDS OF 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS OVER THE REMAINING PARTS OF SOLOMON ISLANDS. RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. 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 1:30PM THIS AFTERNOON.
Posted on: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 20:37:13 +0000