Tropical Cyclone Keni update [1]
Tuesday, April 10, 2018 - 17:35
Tropical Cyclone Keni, on its current track, is expected to be a Category 1 system, when located about 300km southwest of Nuku’alofa tomorrow morning, Wednesday April 11.
Air New Zealand has cancelled tonight's flights between Auckland and Tonga and return.
Tropical Cyclone Advisory no.8 issued at 4:00pm this afternoon by the Fua’amotu Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre stated that TC Keni, currently Cat.2 was located 790km west northwest of Nuku’alofa at 3:00pm this afternoon.
It has an average speed of 60 knots close to its centre.
“The cyclone is currently moving east-southeast at a speed of 10 knots (19kms/hrs.). On its current track TC Keni is expected to be a Category 1 system and located about 300km southwest of Nuku'alofa at 7:00am tomorrow morning.”