SW Pacific: Storm Alert issued at 17 Jan, 2016 18:00 GMT
Tropical Cyclone VICTOR is currently located near 17.4 S 166.4 W with maximum 1-min sustained winds of 65 kts (75 mph). VICTOR is a category 1 storm on the Saffir Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. VICTOR is forecast to affect land to the following likelihood(s) at the given lead time(s):
Yellow Alert City(s) and Town(s)
Alofi (19.0 S, 169.9 W)
probability for CAT 1 or above is 10% in about 72 hours
probability for TS is 10% in about 24 hours
Note that
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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