Headline:
Tropical Cyclone Vince has strengthened to category 2, moving further away from the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
Areas affected:
Warning zone: None.
Watch zone: None.
Cancelled zones: None.
Details of Tropical Cyclone Vince 15U at 2:00 pm AWST:
Intensity: category 2, sustained winds near the centre of 95 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 130 kilometres per hour.
Location: within 35 kilometres of 16.6 degrees South, 95.0 degrees East , 530 kilometres south southwest of Cocos (Keeling) Islands .
Movement: west southwest at 23 kilometres per hour .
Tropical Cyclone Vince has strengthened to category 2. It is forecast to continue moving towards the west southwest, further away from the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, while slowly strengthening
further. Tropical Cyclone Vince is expected to move out of the Australian region on Tuesday.
Hazards:
No direct impacts are expected at the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
From www.bom.gov.au