11 March 2014: – LUSI

SITUATION Torres VANUATU Islands • Tropical Cyclone LUSI formed on 9 March over the northern islands of 11 March 6.00 UTC Vanuatu, in . 93km/h sust. winds TORBA Main Map • On 11 March, at 6.00 UTC, LUSI’s Banks centre was located over the islands Islands LUSI FIJI of Ambrym and Paama, in the central province of Malampa, and it was moving with a south-eastern direction. Its maximum sustained NEW wind speed was 93km/h and it was CALEDONIA slowly intensifying. SANMA Pentecost RAINFALL • Strong winds and heavy rainfall Espiritu (mm/7days) have been affecting most provinces Santo PENAMA 100 - 200 of northern Vanuatu since 9 March. Aoba 200 - 300 Weekly Rainfall WMO reports 154mm/24h on Espiritu Santo and 58mm/24h on Maewo 300 - 400 TRMM – 4-10 March > 400 Source: NASA Malekula, between 10 and 11 March. Malekula Ambrym • As of 11 March, UNOCHA and Australian media report one fatality Paama 11 March 6.00 UTC on the island of Pentecost in MALAMPA 93km/h sust. winds . Houses and crops Epi have been damaged by floods and strong winds throughout Vanuatu Shepard and an unknown number of people Islands have sought shelter in evacuation centres. SHEFA Efate LUSI • According to the data of 11 March, 6.00 UTC, in the next 24h, LUSI was Capital City forecasted to continue moving PROVINCES south-east, passing east of Shefa and Tafea provinces. According to Main Islands the country’s Meteorological Service, in the following 12h, TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION Erromango damaging gale force winds will Observed position continue affecting Shefa, Malampa and the southern part of Penama Forecasted position province, while strong winds will TAFEA also affect Tafea province in the WIND BUFFER ZONES south, but will weaken in in the north. Heavy rainfall 64 km/h Tanna will persist over Vanuatu and 92 km/h flooding is expected in low-lying 119 km/h Coral Sea areas and along river banks and the coast. Area of Forecasted Track Uncertainty Aneityum Sources: GDACS, JTWC, WMO, Vanuatu NMS, UNOCHA, Australian Media