Regional Weather
Forecasts, marine conditions, and observation data for Niue, Tonga, Kiribati, Nauru, Tokelau, Tuvalu, Cook Islands.
Niue
Niue
Weather Bulletin issued from NWFC Nadi Apr 250306 UTC. A STRONG WIND WARNING IS NOW IN FORCE FOR LAND AREAS OF NIUE
Situation: A high pressure system to the south of the group generates and directs strong south to southeasterly wind flow over the island.
Forecast to midnight tomorrow for Niue: Expect south to southeasterly winds with average wind speeds of 40 km/hr and gusts of 55km/hr. Rough to very rough seas.
Fine weather apart from possible brief showers.
Further outlook: Expect southeasterly wind with average wind speed of 45km/hr and gusts of 60 km/hr. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to heavy southerly swells. Fine apart from brief showers.
Marine Weather Bulletin for Niue A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR NIUE WATERS.
Forecast to midnight tomorrow for all Niue water: South to southeasterly winds 20 to 25 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Further outlook: Southeast winds 20 to 30 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to heavy southerly swells.
Niue
Niue
Weather Bulletin issued from NWFC Nadi Apr 250306 UTC. A STRONG WIND WARNING IS NOW IN FORCE FOR LAND AREAS OF NIUE
Situation: A high pressure system to the south of the group generates and directs strong south to southeasterly wind flow over the island.
Forecast to midnight tomorrow for Niue: Expect south to southeasterly winds with average wind speeds of 40 km/hr and gusts of 55km/hr. Rough to very rough seas.
Fine weather apart from possible brief showers.
Further outlook: Expect southeasterly wind with average wind speed of 45km/hr and gusts of 60 km/hr. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to heavy southerly swells. Fine apart from brief showers.
Marine Weather Bulletin for Niue A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR NIUE WATERS.
Forecast to midnight tomorrow for all Niue water: South to southeasterly winds 20 to 25 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Further outlook: Southeast winds 20 to 30 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to heavy southerly swells.
Kiribati
Kiribati and Banaba Weather Bulletin issued from NWFC Nadi Apr 250216 UTC.
Situation: A trough of low with cloud and showers remains slow moving over Western Kiribati. Meanwhile, another trough of low pressure lies over Northern Line Islands.
Forecast to midnight tomorrow for Kiribati Moderate to fresh northeasterly winds. Moderate to rough seas.
Western Kiribati: Occasional showers, heavy at times and few thunderstorms. Northern Line Islands: Some showers and few thunderstorms. Phoenix Islands: Cloudy periods with some showers and few thunderstorms.. Southern Line Islands: Occasional showers and few thunderstorms. Further outlook: Western Kiribati: Occasional showers, heavy at times and few thunderstorms about and south of Tarawa. Some showers and isolated thunderstorms elsewhere. Northern Line Islands: Cloudy periods with some showers and few thunderstorms. Phoenix Islands: Cloudy periods with some showers and few thunderstorms. Southern Line Islands: Cloudy periods with some showers and few thunderstorms.
For Tarawa: Occasional showers, heavy at times and isolated thunderstorms. Further outlook: Cloudy periods with some showers and few thunderstorms.
For Banaba: Situation: A moist northeasterly wind flow prevails over the island. Meanwhile, a trough of low pressure with cloud and showers affects Banaba.
Occasional showers, heavy at times and few thunderstorms. Moderate to fresh east to northeast winds. Moderate to rough seas. Further outlook: Occasional showers and few thunderstorms.
Tuvalu
Tuvalu Weather Bulletin issued from NWFC Nadi Apr 250216 UTC.
Situation: A trough of low pressure with associated cloud and showers remains slow moving over Tuvalu.
Forecast to midnight tomorrow for Tuvalu: Occasional showers, heavy at times and few thunderstorms. Moderate easterly winds. Moderate seas.
Further outlook: Some showers and isolated thunderstorms.
For Funafuti: Occasional showers, heavy at times and few thunderstorms. Further outlook: Some showers and isolated thunderstorms.
Tokelau
Tokelau Weather Bulletin issued from NWFC Nadi Apr 250215 UTC.
Situation: A trough of low pressure with associated cloud and showers affects Tokelau. Meanwhile, a southeasterly wind flow prevails over the country.
Forecast to midnight tomorrow for Tokelau: Occasional showers and isolated thunderstorms. Moderate southeasterly winds. Moderate seas.
Further outlook: Cloudy periods with some showers and isolated thunderstorms.
Nauru
Nauru
Weather Bulletin issued from RSMC Nadi Apr 250216 UTC.
Situation: A moist northeasterly wind flow prevails over the island. Meanwhile, an active trough of low pressure with cloud and showers approaches Nauru.
Forecast to midnight tomorrow for Nauru: Occasional showers, heavy at times and few thunderstorms. Moderate to fresh east to northeast winds. Moderate to rough seas.
Further outlook: Occasional showers and isolated thunderstorms.
Cook Islands
Northern and Southern Cooks Weather Bulletin issued from NWFC Nadi Apr 250306 UTC. A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR THE LAND AREAS AND WATERS OF SOUTHERN COOKS.
A COASTAL INUNDATION WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR SOUTHERN COOK ISLANDS.
A DAMAGING HEAVY SWELL WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR OPEN WATERS OF SOUTHERN COOKS.
Situation: A weak trough of low pressure lies slow moving in the vicinity of Southern Cooks.
An easterly wind flow prevails over Northern Cooks. Meanwhile, a trough of low pressure lies slow moving over the group.
Forecast to midnight tomorrow for the Southern Cooks: Over land and waters: East to Northerly winds 20 to 25 knots, gusting up to 30 knots. Winds easing to 15 to 20 knots and becoming southwest to northerly from later today . Rough seas. For open waters: Damaging heavy swells up to 4.0m. Swells abating later today.
Expect sea flooding of low lying coastal areas especially during high tides.
Partly cloudy with some showers.
Further outlook: Damaging heavy swells up to 4.0m developing, and expect sea flooding of low lying coastal areas especially during high tides. Strong southeasterly winds developing. Fine apart from brief showers.
For Rarotonga: Over land and waters: Easterly winds 20 to 25 knots, gusting up to 30 knots. Rough to very rough seas. For open waters: Damaging heavy swells up to 4.0m. Swells abating tomorrow. Expect sea flooding of low lying coastal areas especially during high tides.
Partly cloudy with some showers. Further outlook: Damaging heavy swells up to 4.0m developing, and expect sea flooding of low lying coastal areas especially during high tides. Strong southeasterly winds developing. Fine apart from brief showers.
For the Northern Cooks: Occasional showers and isolated thunderstorms. Moderate northeasterly winds. Moderate seas.
Further outlook: Cloudy periods with some showers and isolated thunderstorms.