Western Pacific – Super Typhoon Bolaven Super Typhoon Bolaven has now strengthened into powerful Category 5 storm and is currently roaming the Western Pacific. Packing sustained winds to 180 mph...
Fatu Hiva – Marquesas – French Polynesia The majority of small island nations in the Pacific have had their maritime borders closed for nearly 2 years. International cruising boats biding...
This major forecasting milestone for mariners took place on October 28, 2021. The forecasts originate from the Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch (TAFB) of the National Hurricane Center (NHC), the...
Halong began last Saturday as an area of low pressure which grew into a tropical depression a few hundred miles east of the Northern Mariana Islands. Very quickly (a matter...
Yutu’s eyewall over Tinian and Saipan (NOAA) As reported by The Maritime Executive. Its eyewall passed directly over the island of Tinian and touched the southern edge of Saipan, bringing...
The Other Pacific: North of the Equator If sailors think of the Pacific idyll, it’s probably the real or an imagined Tahiti that comes to mind. At any rate, it’s...
