The department said a Marine Strong Wind Warning is current for Central and Southern coastal waters.
South and southeasterly winds of 16/25 knots with rough seas to 2.0 to 3.0 meters over Central & Southern waters. Moderate to heavy east and southeasterly swells expected.
A Tropical Low was observed yesterday at 18.6E and 173.3S.
According to VMGD, the chances of it developing into a Tropical Cyclone is moderate to high but very low chances to move back towards Vanuatu.
Photo VMGD Caption: Satellite image of the tropical low