Special Weather Bulletin Number TWENTY THREE for Southern Cooks ON
SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE VICTOR
ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI Jan 190745 UTC.
 

THE TROPICAL CYCLONE GALE WARNING PREVIOUSLY IN FORCE FOR PALMERSTON
IS NOW CANCELLED. 
A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR SOUTHERN COOKS. 

SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE VICTOR [960HPA] CATEGORY 3 WAS ANALYSED NEAR
21.0 DEGREE SOUTH 167.1 DEGREE WEST AT 190600 UTC OR ABOUT 280
NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHWEST OF PALMERSTON. POSITION FAIR. THE CYCLONE IS
MOVING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AT 05KNOTS FURTHER AWAY FROM THE SOUTHERN
COOKS. CLOSE TO ITS CENTRE, THE CYCLONE IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE AVERAGE
WINDS UP TO 80 KNOTS WITH MOMENTARY GUSTS TO 110 KNOTS. 

ON THIS TRACK THE CYCLONE IS NOT EXPECTED TO DIRECTLY CAUSE GALES
OVER PALMERSTON IN THE NEXT 2 TO 3 HOURS. 
A CONVERGENCE ZONE REMAINS SLOW MOVING OVER SOUTHERN COOKS. 

FOR PALMERSTON:
WINDS GRADUALLY EASING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS.
OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SEA
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS STILL LIKELY. VERY ROUGH SEAS WITH HEAVY
SWELLS. 

FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN COOK ISLANDS:
STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH MOMENTARY
GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SEA FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS LIKELY. ROUGH TO VERY
ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELLS. 

THE WILL BE THE LAST SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SOUTHERN COOK
ISLANDS ON SEVERE TC VICTOR. THE NEXT WILL BE THE ROUTINE PUBLIC
BULLETIN AT 191630 UTC.