STRONG WIND WARNING NUMBER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY ONE
STRONG WIND WARNING NUMBER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY ONE ISSUED BY THE SOLOMON ISLANDS METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE AT 4:00PM THIS AFTERNOON ON TUESDAY, 04TH AUGUST 2026.
A STRONG WIND WARNING STILL CURRENT FOR ALL WATERS OF SOLOMON ISLANDS.
SITUATION: A TROUGH LIES OVER SOLOMON ISLANDS WHILST A GENERAL SOUTHEAST TRADE WIND FLOW PERSISTS SOUTH OF THE TROUGH.
EXPECT SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS TO REACH 20 TO 25 KNOTS GUST UP TO 30 KNOTS FOR ALL WATERS OF SOLOMON ISLANDS.
SEAS WILL BE MODERATE TO ROUGH WITH MODERATE SOUTHEAST
SWELLS (2.5 – 3.5 METERS).
EXPECT POOR VISIBILITY IN RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AREAS.
PEOPLE IN THOSE AREAS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AS SUCH STRONG WINDS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO IMPACT LIVES AND PROPERTIES.
SEA TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO CONSIDER SAFETY ACTIONS AS SUCH WINDS CAN PRODUCE DANGEROUS WAVE CONDITIONS WHICH ARE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL BOATS.
PLEASE SHARE THIS INFORMATION TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
THE NEXT STRONG WIND WARNING WILL BE ISSUED AT 7:00AM TOMORROW MORNING.
Note:
A strong wind warning means that winds of 20 to 25 knots which may gust up to 33 knots are expected to produce hazardous sea wave conditions to small crafts. Decision as to the degree of hazard will be left up to the boatman, based on his experience and size and type of boat.
Be aware that these wave forecasts are an average. The height of some individual wave can be expected to be much as two times greater.
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IMPACT BASED WARNING
