COSPPac Pacific Weekly Access-S Update - Wednesday 12 March 2025

Abstract

Ocean Outlook, fortnight to 28 March: • Sea surface temperature (SST) forecasts more than 0.8°Cabove normal are favoured in the following country EEZs: Palau, Guam, most of CNMI, most of FSM, northern RMI, most of PNG, most of Solomon Is., northern Vanuatu, northern Fiji, Samoa, American Samoa, most of Cook Is., southern French Polynesia, and western Pitcairn Is. SST anomalies above 1.2°C are favoured in southern Palau, most of PNG, southeastern French Polynesia and southwestern Pitcairn Is. Elsewhere SSTs are predicted to be near-normal.