BY JOHN HOUANIHAU
The tropical cyclone warning previously issued for cyclone Maila over the western province has been downgraded over the weekend.
The Solomon Islands Meteorological Service (SIMS) said this comes after, tropical cyclone Maila, category one with a central pressure of 990 hectopascals was located near 8.2 degrees latitude south and 154.4 degrees longitude east).
According to SIMS this is located approximately 84 nautical miles, 156 kilometres, southwest of mono island, western province in the Solomon Sea on Saturday April 11.
The SIMS said cyclone Maila is slowly move southwest towards the southeastern part of Papua New Guinea.
SIMS, on Monday this week also cancelled the strong wind warning previously issued for waters of Western, Choiseul and Isabel provinces at 9ma on Saturday, April 11.
“Strong wind warning cancellation issued by the Solomon Islands meteorological service at 2:00pm this afternoon on Monday April 13. The strong wind warning previously issued for waters of western province is now cancelled. Situation: a general northeast to east wind flow is over the Solomon Islands,” SIMS issued on Monday.
SIMS said the expected winds of 20 to 25 knots, 37- 46 kilometres per hour, over the waters of Western province is now easing and below warning threshold.
SIMS however said that 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,” SIMS said.
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