PNG National Weather Service

The PNG National Weather Service has reported that PNG is now into the north-west monsoon season which normally starts from November to April.

Weather forecaster Leo Hawarri said the country will expect heavy rainfall in the coming weeks especially in the Momase and Southern Region.

He said the wet season will prolong until April next year, however the monsoon season won’t be as effective unlike in past years due to climate change.

Seasonal outlooks are released monthly to summarise climate outlooks for the next three months.

PNG has been made a focus country to implement the climate services framework.

PNG National Weather Service (NWS) director Samuel Maiha says there’s a great need to establish weekly, monthly and seasonal outlooks in order to implement the climate services framework.

Maiha said due to that, they’ve been having issues trying to progress with the framework.

PNG National Weather Service director Samuel Maiha says PNG has a long way to go in making social and economic sense of climate services with the change in climate.

The average global temperature change for the first three months of 2016 was 1.48°C, essentially equaling the 1.5°C warming threshold agreed to by COP 21 negotiators in Paris last December.

Maiha said the increase of 1.5 degree Celsius will give the NWS the first guess of what to expect this coming monsoon season.

This is part of a Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) in which PNG has been made a focus country to implement the framework.

GFCS aims to enable society to better manage the risks and opportunities arising from climate change, especially for those who are most vulnerable to such risks.

GFCS covers five priority areas namely energy, agriculture and food security, water, health and disaster risk reduction.

A renewal strong wind warning has been issued by the PNG National Weather Service this morning.

The strong wind warning is ongoing for over a month now as the southeast trade winds prevail over forecast waters.

Strong winds will affect all coastal waters of Southern PNG through Torres Strait and Daru to Kiwai Island to Kerema to Yule Island and Hood Point.

Strong southeast winds of 25/34 knots are expected to continue for the next 24 hours causing rough seas.

A renewal strong wind warning for coastal areas has been issued by the PNG National Weather Service this morning.

The strong wind warning is ongoing for a month now as the southeast trade winds prevail over the country.

Strong winds will also continue to affect all coastal waters of Southern PNG through Torres Strait and Daru to Kiwai Island to Kerema to Yule Island and Hood Point.

People along the coast of Western waters of West New Britain including Finschaffen and Siassi Island in Morobe Province, Karkar Island, Bogia and Manus are urged to also take precaution.

A renewal strong wind warning for coastal areas has been issued by the PNG National Weather Service this afternoon.

The strong wind warning is ongoing for a month now as the southeast trade winds prevail over the country.

Strong winds will also continue to affect all coastal waters of Southern PNG through Torres Strait and Daru to Kiwai Island to Kerema to Yule Island and Hood Point.

People along the coast of Milne Bay and Finschaffen and Siassi Island in Morobe are urged to also take precaution.

A renewal strong wind warning has been issued by the PNG National Weather Service this morning.

The strong wind warning is ongoing for a month now as the southeast trade winds prevail over forecast waters.

Strong winds will affect all coastal waters of Southern PNG through Torres Strait and Daru to Kiwai Island to Kerema to Yule Island and Hood Point.

Strong southeast winds of 25/34 knots are expected to continue for the next 24 hours causing rough seas.

The weather office in Port Moresby issued this warning today for all coastal waters of Southern PNG through Torres Strait and Daru to Kiwai Island, Kerema, Yule Island and Hood Point.

There’ll be strong southeast winds of 20/34 knots expected to continue for the next six hours, causing rough seas and high wind waves.

The weather forecaster advises all small crafts and boats to take necessary precautions before going out to sea.

The new upgraded system, launched this week by NWS in Port Moresby, is a powerful tool for tracking analysis of high quality accurate weather forecast in PNG.

Weather forecasters will be able to receive data faster in 10 minutes intervals unlike in the past when the old system provided data hourly.

Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) PNG chief operating officer Captain Tom Waqa the new equipment will provide massive improvements as far as aviation, weather forecasting and reporting is concerned.