STRONG WIND WARNING NUMBER FOURTEEN
STRONG WIND WARNING NUMBER FOURTEEN ISSUED BY THE SOLOMON ISLANDS METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE AT 4:00PM THIS AFTERNOON ON FRIDAY, 16th JANUARY 2026.
A STRONG WIND WARNING IS CURRENT FOR ALL WATERS OF SOLOMON ISLANDS.
SITUATION: AN ACTIVE TROUGH LIES OVER SOLOMON ISLANDS AND LINKS TO A TROPICAL LOW CURRENTLY LOCATED NORTHWEST OF NEW CALEDONIA.
EXPECT WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS TO REACH 20 TO 25 KNOTS OVER MOST WATERS OF SOLOMON ISLANDS.
SEAS WILL BE MODERATE TO ROUGH WITH MODERATE WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELLS (2.5-3.0 METERS).
EXPECT POOR VISIBILITY IN HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORM 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.
============================================== STRONG WIN WONING NAMBA FOTIN
STRONG WIN WONING NAMBA FOTIN HEM KAM FROM WEDA OFIS LO 4 KILOK DISFALA AFTANUN LO FRAIDE, 16TH JANUARI 2026.
DIS FALA STRONG WIN WONING HEM KAVAM EVRI WATAS LO SOLOMON ISLANDS.
WEDA DIS TAEM: WANFALA AKTIF ERIA BLO BAD WEDA HEM STAP OVAM SOLOMON AELANS.
EKSPEKTEM STRONG FALA WIN BAE KAVAM EVRI WATAS LO SOLOMON ISLANDS.
SOLWATA BAE HEM RAF WETEM OKETA BIK WEV.
DIS KAEN STRONG WIN OLSEM SAVVY KAM WETEM BIK REN AN TANDA STOMS AN SAVE MEKEM PIPOL FO NO LUK FARAWEI.
OLKETA PIPOL WEA GO AOT LO SOLWATA MAS TING TING GUD BIKOS DIS KAEN STRONG WIN OLSEM SAVY MEKEM SMOL BOTS FO KAPSAIS.
PLIZ TALEM DIS FALA TOKTOK FO OLOKETA PIPOL WEA NIDIM HELP TU.
NARA STRONG WIN WONING BAE HEM KAM AOT LO 7 KILOKO LO TUMORO MONIN.
Note:
| A strong wind warning means that winds of 20 to 25 knots which may gust up to 30 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 |
STRONG WIND WARNING
