Fiji Meteorological Service
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| State level | Department under the Government | ||
| Position of the authority | National weather service | ||
| Headquarters | Nadi , Namaka (Nadi Airport) | ||
| Authority management | Bill Read, director | ||
| Website | www.met.gov.fj | ||
The Fiji Meteorological Service ( FMS ) is the meteorological department of the government of Fiji , based in Nadi .
Since 1995, this weather service has also been responsible for forecasting tropical cyclones in much of the southern Pacific Ocean .
Function and organization
Forecast Services Division (FS)
Today the FMS creates special weather warnings for neighboring island groups such as Samoa and Vanuatu . Daily weather forecasts are also made four times a day for the Cook Islands , Kiribati , Nauru , Niue , Tokelau , Tonga , Tuvalu , and Wallis and Futuna .
Nadi-Tropical Cyclone Center (RSMC Nadi)
| Organization that monitors the area on behalf of WMO | |
| Tropical Cyclone Programs | |
| pool | Responsible RSMCs * and TCWCs ** |
| North Atlantic | National Hurricane Center * (USA) |
| Eastern North Pacific | National Hurricane Center * (USA) |
| Central North Pacific | Central Pacific Hurricane Center * (USA) |
| Western North Pacific | Japan Meteorological Agency * |
| South and Southwest Pacific |
Fiji Meteorological Service * Meteorological Service of New Zealand ** Papua New Guinea National Weather Service ** Bureau of Meteorology ** (Australia) |
| Northern Ind | India Meteorological Department * |
| Southwest Indic | Météo-France La Réunion * |
| Southeast Indic |
Bureau of Meteorology ** (Australia) Meteorology and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia ** |
By resolution of the 47th session of the World Meteorological Organization , the headquarters of the Meteorological Service in Nadi became one of six Regional Specialized Meteorological Centers (RSMC) for the worldwide monitoring of tropical activity. The area of responsibility of the RSMC Nadi is the Pacific Ocean south of the equator up to the 25th degree of latitude within the 160th degree east and 120th degree west. The office issues two reports daily of tropical disturbance in the area at 11:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. UTC . If necessary, warnings about the high seas are issued four times a day (01:15, 07:15, 13:15 and 19:15 UTC). Notes on tropical storms are also created every six hours and include the current position of tropical cyclones as well as predictions about the expected train path. The RSMC is supported in this task by the Central Pacific Hurricane Center in Honolulu .
Web links
- Fiji Meteorological Service (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b About FMS ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ www.nhc.noaa.gov National Hurricane Center Staff ( accessed June 16, 2010)
- ↑ RSMC Nadi - Tropical Cyclone Center: Role and Responsibilities ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , met.gov.fj> About RSMC Nadi
- ↑ Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory , Hurricane Research Division: Frequently Asked Questions: What regions around the globe have tropical cyclones and who is responsible for forecasting there? . NOAA . Retrieved May 31, 2008.
