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Severe Tropical Cyclone Meli

Category 3 severe tropical cyclone (Aus scale)
Category 4 tropical cyclone (SSHWS)
Cyclone Meli on March 28, 1979
Formed	March 24, 1979 (1979-03-24)
Dissipated	March 31, 1979 (1979-04-01)
Highest winds	10-minute sustained: 155 km/h (100 mph) 1-minute sustained: 215 km/h (130 mph)
Lowest pressure	945 hPa (mbar); 27.91 inHg
Areas affected	Fiji, Tuvalu
Part of the 1978–79 South Pacific cyclone season

Meteorological history

Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale

Map key

Saffir–Simpson scale

  Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
  Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
  Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
  Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
  Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
  Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
  Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
  Unknown

Storm type

Tropical cyclone

Subtropical cyclone

Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression

During March 23, the Fiji Meteorological Service reported that a depression, had developed in between the island of Futuna and Udu Point in Fiji.

External links

• World Meteorological Organization
• Australian Bureau of Meteorology
• Fiji Meteorological Service
• New Zealand MetService
• Joint Typhoon Warning Center