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Pacific Ocean outlook - October update

by Noonsite 2 Nov 2024 01:02 UTC
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South Pacific Cyclone Season: Tropical Cyclones have a significant impact across the SW Pacific, with the season starting in November and lasting through to April of the following year.

For the 2024/2025 season, significant differences are expected between the western and eastern halves of the basin according to Fiji, Australia and New Zealand weather forecasters. Read their predictions.

Samoa: 200,000 litres of diesel has leaked into the sea after an NZ Naval vessel conducting a reef survey - HMNZS Manawanui - hit a reef, caught fire and sank off the coast of Samoa earlier this month. Government and Environmental agencies are now racing to remove tons more fuel ahead of cyclone season. Read the news.

New Caledonia: Yachts are arriving in Noumea from Vanuatu and Fiji, to refuel and re-provision before a suitable weather window arrives for onward passage to New Zealand or Australia. Following the May 2024 riots, cruisers report that the situation is now stable, although there is a strictly enforced curfew in place and it is not recommended to venture to rural areas. Read more.

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