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Old 20-10-2009, 11:15   #1
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Hurricane (Cycloe) Season in the Marquesas
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Here's an interesting article, Rolando...

Noonsite: Marquesas in the Hurricane Season
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When is the hurricane season, December through March?? No dates in the article except they were there in December for the celebration in Taiohae
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Yes, December - April is the main season.
Normally Tahiti and Island Groups East of Tahiti are saved from tropical Cyclones. But beware ...we are now in an El Nino "event", and normal rules don't apply.
Read this account of the 1997 season in Marquesas.
Hurricanes, Cyclones and Sailing : Latitude 38 article by Ray Jardine, October 1997

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