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  • NIMASA to partner NIMET on meteorological data

    The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is to work with the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) on meteorological data with a view to ensuring safety of lives and sea.

    The Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside said this when the Director General of NIMET, Dr. Anthony Anuforom and his management team visited NIMASA headquarters in Lagos.

    He said the Agency is interested in studying meteorological data for ships by way of giving them information, analyzing data, dissemination of information and in any other way that meteorological data could aid navigation for safety of lives and vessels on sea.

    According to him, “In pursuit of that mandate, we are ever ready to collaborate with anybody who can be of assistance to us. Without a doubt, by reason of the technical capacity you have in the study of weather analysis of meteorological data, you are definitely useful to us. It is in realization of that piece of fact that a relationship was initiated sometimes in 2008.

    “It is in the same realization that we set out to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between our Agencies in pursuit of common objectives of securing lives and assets at sea, in line with the provisions of SOLAS, particularly Chapter 5, which is an instrument of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO)”, the DG said.

    While also appreciating the importance of climate observation and meteorological data to safety of lives at sea, the NIMASA boss reiterated the Agency’s commitment in ensuring safety and security of lives and assets on the sea, he added, “We are not signing the MoU for signing sake; there is a mutually beneficial relationship for NIMET, for NIMASA and for those who need our services, especially mariners. They need this meteorological data and weather information to assure them that their safety is guaranteed, that they are on course and that they are doing the right thing.”

    Earlier, the Director General of NIMET, Dr. Anuforom acknowledged the role of the maritime industry to economic development and expressed willingness to collaborate with NIMASA in its quest to ensure protection of lives and assets at sea.

    “We are so active and vibrant in aviation and we believe that we should be even more vibrant considering the contribution of the maritime sector to this economy. With the number of ships that come in, issues of safety and security are paramount,” the NIMET boss stated.

  • NIMET alerts airlines, others over dust haze

    NIMET alerts airlines, others over dust haze

    The Nigerian Meteorology Agency (NIMET) has warned airlines of harmattan haze sweeping across the country.

    The agency said the adverse weather condition will compel airlines to delay or cancel scheduled flights whenever horizontal visibility falls below the stipulated minima.

    The agency on October 2016 issued an advisory forecast for dust outbreaks to affect the country during the December to February dry season period.

    The Director-General of NIMET, Dr. Anthony Anuforom, said occasional outbreak of dust will reduce horizontal visibility significantly to 1000m and below in some places.

    He also stated that the expected increase in concentration of the dust particles will lead to colder and drier atmosphere as well as increase in incidences of respiratory disorder.

    In the course of monitoring the weather situation in and outside Nigeria, he said NiMet has observed that in the past 24hours, dust has been raised over the source regions in Niger/Chad Republic which will be transported by northeast trade winds into and across the country.

     He noted that visibility as low as 100m were reported by some stations in the Niger republic.

     His words: “Current reports of visibility values across the country are good. However, deterioration is expected to set in beginning from areas in the far northern parts of the country over the next twenty four to forty-eight hours.”

     “There is prospect of fresh dust plumes being raised in the coming days, with its attendant consequence.

    “NiMet will, however, continue to monitor the weather and climate conditions as they unfold and provide regular updates and advisories to the general public,” he added.

  • NiMet alerts airlines, others over dust haze

    NiMet alerts airlines, others over dust haze

    …Flight delays, cancellations expected

     

    The Nigerian Meteorology Agency (NiMet) has warned airlines of harmattan haze sweeping across the country.

    The agency said the adverse weather condition will compel airlines to delay or cancel scheduled flights whenever horizontal visibility falls below the stipulated minima.

    The agency on October 2016 issued an advisory forecast for dust outbreaks to affect the country during the December to February dry season period.

    The Director-General of NIMET, Dr. Anthony Anuforom said occasional outbreak of dust which will reduce horizontal visibility significantly to 1000m and below in some places.

    He also stated that the expected increase in concentration of the dust particles will lead to colder and drier atmosphere as well as increase in incidences of respiratory disorder.

    In the course of monitoring the weather situation in and outside Nigeria, he said NiMet has observed that in the past 24hours, dust has been raised over the source regions in Niger/Chad republic which will be transported by northeast trade winds into and across the country.

    He noted that visibility is as low as 100m were reported by some stations in the Niger republic.

    His words: “Current reports of visibility values across the country are good. However, deterioration is expected to set in beginning from areas in the far northern parts of the country over the next twenty four to forty-eight hours.”

    “There is prospect of fresh dust plumes being raised in the coming days, with its attendant consequence. NiMet will however, continue to monitor the weather and climate conditions as they unfold and provide regular updates and advisories to the general public”, he added.

    The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has continuously alerted airlines and passengers of the impact of harmattan haze to air travel. It has its minimum standard visibility between 700 to 1000 feet depending on the airport.

    Experts reason that regulatory body should look at the equipment of each airline and grant some of the airlines that have Next Generation aircraft the right to operate under low visibility, using the modern equipment in their aircraft.

  • NiMet predicts cloudy, rainy weather

    NiMet predicts cloudy, rainy weather

    The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has predicted cloudiness and slim chances of early morning isolated thunderstorms over Abuja, Jos, Makurdi and Lokoja today.

    This is contained in the Weather Outlook issued by NiMet’s Central Forecast Office in Abuja yesterday.

    According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), NiMet said there would likely be localised thunderstorms over places like Lafia, Kaduna, Minna and Yelwa in the afternoon and evening with day time temperatures of 26 to 31 degree Celsius.

    It predicted that the Northern states would experience cloudy condition in the morning with prospect of thunderstorms over the cities later in the day with day time temperatures of 31 to 33 degrees Celsius.

    According to NiMet, there will be sufficient influx of moisture expected to result in increased cloudiness and induce rainfall activities within the country in the next 24 hours.

    NiMet also said Southern States would experience increased cloudiness with chances of localised rains over the coastal cities like Lagos, Port-Harcourt, Yenegoa, Calabar in the morning

    It said that there would be isolated rains over the region, especially the inland cities like Osogbo, Akure, Ibadan, Enugu, Awka in the afternoon.

    The agency said that the region would experience day time temperatures of 28 degrees Celsius and 30 degrees Celsius.

  • Expect flood in Kaduna, Benue, nine others – NiMet

    Expect flood in Kaduna, Benue, nine others – NiMet

    The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) on Monday said 11 states in the country are likely to experience flood between August and October.

    The flood, according to the agency, will be caused by rainfall intensity which has made soil moisture to reach saturation level and can no longer absorb more rainwater.

    The states to be affected are – Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Kaduna, Kwara, Nasarawa, Yobe and Zamfara.

    NiMet Head of Corporate Communication, Eva Azinge, stated these in a statement issued in Abuja.

    To avoid the flood, NiMet advised governments, communities and individuals in the vulnerable parts of the country to take proactive actions by clearing water channels and drainages, and also avoid activities that block the free flow of flood waters.

    The agency said attention should be paid to its daily weather forecasts and alerts, adding that relevant agencies should perfect their emergency evacuation plans and activate them as soon as necessary.

    The statement said, “NiMet, in exercise of its mandate to monitor the weather and climate of the country at all times, and working in collaboration with the Nigerian Hydrological Services Agency has been monitoring rainfall events across the country.

    “After thorough analyses of rainfall data from our observatories nationwide for June and July, we wish to provide the following information and advisories to the public, especially those in the affected areas that soil moisture has either reached saturation, or near saturation levels due to cumulative high intensity rainfall in some parts of the country in June and July.

    “The affected states include Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Kaduna, Kwara, Nasarawa, Yobe and Zamfara. This means that floods should be expected in these areas because the soil is no longer able to absorb more rainwater in the coming weeks which coincide with the peak rainy season.

    “Governments, communities and individuals in these vulnerable parts of the country are advised to take proactive actions, such as clearing water channels and drainages, and also avoid activities that block the free flow of flood waters.

    “Closer attention should also be paid to NiMet’s daily weather forecasts and alerts. It is further advised that relevant agencies should perfect their emergency evacuation plans and activate them as soon as necessary.”

     

  • NiMet predicts cloudy weather conditions for Friday

    The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy weather conditions with prospects of early morning thunderstorm over the central areas of Yola, Ibi and Mambilla axis on Friday.

    The predictions are contained in the Weather Outlook issued by NiMet’s Central Forecast Office (CFO) on Thursday in Abuja.

    It stated that there would be late evening/overnight thunderstorms over the high grounds areas including Abuja, Minna, Bida, Kaduna and Jos with night time temperatures of 20 to 29 degrees Celsius.

    The agency predicted that the southern states would experience early morning thunderstorm activities over Obudu, Ogoja, Calabar, Umuahia, Uyo and Port Harcourt axis during the forecast period.

    It also predicted that isolated thunderstorm would be experienced later in the day over Ado-Ekiti, Oshogbo, Akure, Benin and Enugu axis with night time temperatures of 22 to 24 degrees Celsius.

    NiMet further predicted that northern states of Sokoto, Kano, Zamfara, Katsina and Borno would experience cloudy to partly cloudy conditions in the morning.

    It said that there were prospects of thunderstorm activities over most places within the region in the afternoon and evening hours with night time temperatures of 23 to 28 degrees Celsus.

    According to the prediction, increased cloudiness is anticipated due to moist southwesterly winds from the Atlantic Ocean which is expected to move up north, giving rainfall activities in southern cities and part of central states.

     

  • NiMet predicts sunny, cloudy weather conditions for Thursday

    NiMet predicts sunny, cloudy weather conditions for Thursday

    The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunny and hazy weather conditions in good visibility over the central states of Abuja, Minna, Bida, Lafia, Ilorin, Jos and Kaduna on Thursday.

    The predictions are contained in the Weather Outlook issued by NiMet’s Central Forecast Office (CFO) on Wednesday in Abuja.

    It explained that the central region would also experience night time temperatures range of 19 to 23 degrees Celsius.

    NiMet predicted that coastal cities would experience partly cloudy to cloudy situation during the forecast period with night time temperature of 23 to 26 degrees Celsius.

    It predicted that coastal cities of Port Harcourt, Lagos Yenegoa, Benin, Calabar, Eket, Warri, Ijebu-Ode, Ibadan and Akure would experience localised rain showers during afternoon and evening hours.

    NiMet predicted that northern states would experience hazy and sunny conditions in good horizontal visibility during the forecast period with night time temperatures of 17 to 21 degrees Celsius.

  • NiMet predicts dust haze, reduced visibility weather for Thursday

    The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze over the central states of Abuja, Minna, Bida, Nassarawa, Ilorin Yola and Makurdi on Thursday.

    The predictions are contained in the Weather Outlook issued by NiMet’s Central Forecast Office (CFO) on Wednesday in Abuja.

    It added that some places in the region would have visibility of less than 2000 metres with night time temperatures of between 15 to 21 degrees Celsius during the forecast period.

    NiMet predicted that coastal cities would experience mist/fog patches in the early morning hours with prospect of light rain showers over Port Harcourt, Calabar and Yenagoa during the afternoon and evening period.

    It added that Abeokuta, Ibadan, Owerri and Benin would be partly cloudy, while Ekiti, Enugu, Awka Obudu and Ikom would be hazy with night time temperatures of 20 to 26 degrees Celsius.

    NiMet predicted that northern states would experience dust haze in improved visibility over Maiduguri, Potiskum, Kano, Katsina, Gombe and Yola with night time temperatures of 10 to 18 degrees Celsius.

    According to the prediction, dust is still in suspension over most parts of the country, including some parts of the inland cities of the south, while the coastal areas will remain cloudy

    “During this period of the year, the atmosphere is usually very dry, windy and dusty.

    “Citizens should avoid substances that may ignite easily to reduce incidences of fire outbreaks,” it added.

  • NiMet predicts dust-hazy weather conditions for Sunday

    The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) forecasts dust- hazy weather condition in the central states of the country on Sunday.

    The forecast is contained in the Weather Outlook issued by NiMet’s Central Forecast Office on Saturday in Abuja.

    It says there will be localised visibility of 2,000 metres or less over the central region during the forecast period.

    NiMet also forecasts that the coastal areas will experience dust-hazy conditions throughout the forecast period.

    It forecasts further that inland areas will experience dust hazy conditions throughout the forecast period.

    NiMet further says the northern states will experience dust-hazy with visibility range of less than 1,000 metres.

  • NiMet predicts cloudy, sunny, weather conditions for Wednesday

    The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted partly cloudy weather conditions over the central states of the country on Wednesday morning.

    The predictions are contained in the Weather Outlook issued by NiMet’s Central Forecast Office (CFO) on Tuesday in Abuja.

    It stated that sunny and hazy conditions would prevail over the entire region during the afternoon and evening hours.

    The agency predicted that coastal areas in the country would also experience cloudy conditions in the morning, with prospects of localised rain showers over the eastern part of the region during afternoon and evening periods.

    It also predicted that inland areas would experience partly cloudy conditions during the forecast period.

    It added that states in the north would be dominated by dust within the forecast period, with an expected reduction in visibility ranging from two kilometers to three kilometers.