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The radar suffers beam blockage on the tilts 0.6° and 0.83° to the W and SW of the radar, leading to an under-representation of reflectivity values between those bearings. Mornington Island 16°40′S 139°10′E / 16.67°S 139.17°E / -16.67;
The Yasawa volcanic group consists of six main islands and numerous smaller islets. The archipelago, which stretches in a north-easterly direction for more than 80 kilometres (50 mi) from a point 40 kilometres (25 mi) north-west of Lautoka , is volcanic in origin and very mountainous, with peaks ranging from 250 to 600 metres (820 to 1,969 ft ...
During that day Joni passed near or over the Fijian island groups of Yasawa and Mamanuca, before it passed about 55 km (35 mi) to the west of the main Fijian island: Viti Levu. [1] At around 10:30 UTC (22:30 FST ) on December 10, the system was successfully located on the Nadi weather radar, while it was located about 65 km (40 mi) to the west ...
During April 6, the FMS issued a tropical cyclone alert for Viti Levu, Kadavu, Lomaiviti as well as the Yasawa and Mamanuca and Lau group of islands. [ 89 ] The FMS issued heavy rain alerts for the western half of Viti Levu , Kadavu , and the Mamanuca and Yasawa islands on April 6, anticipating the arrival of Harold's rainbands and its centre's ...
Yasawa, also called Assawa and Ysava, is the northernmost large island of the Yasawa Group, an archipelago in Fiji's Western Division. Located at 17.00° South and 177.23° East, it covers an area of 32 square kilometres (12 square miles). It has a maximum altitude of 244 metres (801 feet) above sea level. The population was 1,120 in 1983. [1]
Get the Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days.
Ahead of the system impacting the island, staff battened down the buildings and were evacuated off the island by a helicopter during 1 February. [ 27 ] [ 28 ] Yasi subsequently passed directly over the weather station during 2 February, where wind gusts of 185 km/h (115 mph) and a minimum pressure of 937.9 hPa (27.70 inHg) were recorded, before ...
Fiji is an Oceanian archipelago of volcanic islands with two main islands in the South Pacific, lying about 1,770 km (1,100 mi) north of New Zealand and 4,450 kilometres (2,765 mi) southwest of Honolulu. Of the 332 islands and 522 smaller islets making up the archipelago, about 106 are permanently inhabited. [1]