South Pacific tropical cyclone intensity scale
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The South Pacific tropical cyclone intensity scale is a regional system that categorizes tropical cyclones in the South Pacific Ocean by their sustained wind speeds and potential impacts.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
meteorological scale
ⓘ
tropical cyclone intensity scale ⓘ |
| alsoExpressedIn | knots ⓘ |
| appliesTo | South Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToSystem |
severe tropical cyclones
ⓘ
tropical cyclones ⓘ |
| basedOn | 10-minute sustained wind speed ⓘ |
| Category1LowerBoundWind | 63 km/h ⓘ |
| Category1UpperBoundWind | 87 km/h ⓘ |
| Category2LowerBoundWind | 88 km/h ⓘ |
| Category2UpperBoundWind | 117 km/h ⓘ |
| Category3LowerBoundWind | 118 km/h ⓘ |
| Category3UpperBoundWind | 159 km/h ⓘ |
| Category4LowerBoundWind | 160 km/h ⓘ |
| Category4UpperBoundWind | 199 km/h ⓘ |
| Category5LowerBoundWind | 200 km/h ⓘ |
| distinguishes | severe tropical cyclones from weaker systems ⓘ |
| focusesOn | wind hazard ⓘ |
| governingBody | World Meteorological Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Category 1
ⓘ
Category 2 ⓘ Category 3 ⓘ Category 4 ⓘ Category 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPurpose | standardization of cyclone intensity reporting in the South Pacific ⓘ |
| indicates | potential damage from wind ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialUse | English ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | World Meteorological Organization regional bodies ⓘ |
| maximumCategory | Category 5 ⓘ |
| measurementUnit | kilometres per hour ⓘ |
| minimumCategory | Category 1 ⓘ |
| partOf | tropical cyclone warning system in the South Pacific ⓘ |
| regionCovered |
area between 160°E and 120°W
ⓘ
area south of the equator ⓘ southwest Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Fiji Meteorological Service
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Zealand MetService NERFINISHED ⓘ Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre Nadi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | classification of tropical cyclones ⓘ |
| usedInWarningProducts |
tropical cyclone advisories
ⓘ
tropical cyclone warnings ⓘ |
| usedSince | late 20th century ⓘ |
| windMeasurementPeriod | 10 minutes ⓘ |
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