<div dir="auto">Thanks for sharing this information. <div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">It was well noted. We share it with our affiliates OPDs.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Tabaia Iakobwa </div><div dir="auto">Office Manager </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 29 Nov 2024, 10:19 am Samuela Radakua, <<a href="mailto:Samuela.Radakua@pacificdisability.org">Samuela.Radakua@pacificdisability.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 27 November 2024 2:22 pm<br>
<b>To:</b> PDF Staff <<a href="mailto:pdfstaff@pacificdisability.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">pdfstaff@pacificdisability.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> First Level Information on Tropical Cyclone</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Colleagues,</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Greetings! Please share via the PDF list serv and also to the OPDs. HRDU Team please be innovative and amplify this information.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-FJ">To help you and your networks with your preparedness for this cyclone season, please see attached the 2024/25 Tropical Cyclone SeasonalOutlook for the Pacific region, as prepared by the Regional Specialized Meteorological
Centre (RSMC) in Nadi. The role of the RSMC is to provide "first-level" information on tropical cyclones (ie, basic information covering the tropical cyclones' present and forecast position, movement and intensity) in the South-West Pacific Ocean.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-FJ">Highlights:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-FJ">• Total Cyclones Expected: 5–6 cyclones in the RSMC Nadi Area of Responsibility (AoR - this covers Kiribati, Northern Cooks, Southern Cooks, Tuvalu, Tokelau, Niue, Nauru and Fiji), slightly below the long-term
average of 7 per season.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-FJ">• Severe Cyclones: 1–2 severe cyclones (Category 3–5) anticipated, also below the average of 3 per season.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-FJ">• Regional Breakdown:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-FJ">o West of the International Dateline: 2–5 cyclones (1–2 severe).</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-FJ">o East of the International Dateline: 2–3 cyclones (0–1 severe).</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-FJ">o Fiji's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ): 1–2 cyclones (0–1 severe).</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-FJ">Peak Periods and Risks:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-FJ">• The season officially runs from November to April, with peak activity in January and February.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-FJ">• Off-season cyclones are rare but possible, so vigilance is recommended year-round.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-FJ">• Non-cyclonic disturbances, such as tropical depressions, may still cause significant impacts.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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