Moderate Severe Storm ● Closed

ADVISORY: STRONG WINDS AND LARGE WAVES — areas along the lake Rukwa (Katavi, Rukwa and Songwe regions) and lake Nyasa (Njombe, Ruvuma and Mbeya regions)., United Republic of Tanzania

Event time: Sep 8, 2026 12:32 UTC Last updated: Sep 17, 2026 Tanzania

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ADVISORY of strong winds reaching 40km/hr and large waves reaching 2m is issued for some areas along the lake Rukwa (Katavi, Rukwa and Songwe regions) and lake Nyasa (Njombe, Ruvuma and Mbeya regions).

Likelihood: MEDIUM
Impact: MEDIUM

Impact expected:
Disruption of some economic and marine
activities.

Be prepared.

Measurements

Coordinates	-9.4330, 33.4204
Region	areas along the lake Rukwa (Katavi, Rukwa and Songwe regions) and lake Nyasa (Njombe, Ruvuma and Mbeya regions).
Location Precision	polygon
Issuing Authority	United Republic of Tanzania — tz-tma-en
Cap Urgency	Expected
Cap Certainty	Likely
Cap Expires	2026-09-08T20:59:00+03:00

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