SW Pacific: Storm Alert issued at 19 Feb, 2015 18:00 GMT
Intense Tropical Cyclone MARCIA (13P) currently located near 21.7 S 150.5 E is forecast to strike land to the following likelihood(s) at the given lead time(s):
Red Alert Country(s) or Province(s)Australia
probability for CAT 1 or above is 95% within 12 hours
probability for TS is 95% currently
Red Alert City(s) and Town(s)
Rockhampton (23.4 S, 150.5 E)
probability for CAT 1 or above is 65% within 12 hours
probability for TS is 75% within 12 hours
Gladstone (23.9 S, 151.2 E)
probability for CAT 1 or above is 35% in about 24 hours
probability for TS is 65% within 12 hours
Yellow Alert City(s) and Town(s)
St. Lawrence (22.3 S, 149.5 E)
probability for TS is 75% within 12 hours
Note that
Red Alert (Severe) is CAT 1 or above to between 31% and 100% probability.
Yellow Alert (Elevated) is CAT 1 or above to between 10% and 30% probability, or TS to above 50% probability.
CAT 1 means Tropical Cyclone strength winds of at least 74 mph, 119 km/h or 64 knots 1-min sustained.
TS means Tropical Storm strength winds of at least 39 mph, 63 km/h or 34 knots 1-min sustained.
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