Tendo em conta a posição do Winston, vários centros estão a fazer o acompanhamento (com diferentes prioridades): Austrália, Nova Zelândia, Fiji, Nova Caledónia e Vanuatu.
A ilha de Norfolk, com uma população por volta de 2200, está de sobreaviso:
Details of Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston at 11:00 pm NFT:
Intensity: Category 3, sustained winds near the centre of 120 kilometres per hour with wind gusts to 185 kilometres per hour.
Location: within 35 kilometres of 20.9 degrees South 174.1 degrees East, estimated to be 1100 kilometres northeast of Norfolk Island.
Movement: south southeast at 17 kilometres per hour.
Severe tropical cyclone Winston is expected to continue moving south for another 24 hours or so, and should then turn to the west southwest on Wednesday night.
The cyclone is expected to pass to the north of Norfolk Island late Thursday or early Friday, however there is some uncertainty associated with this forecast track.
Hazards:
Damaging winds with gusts over 90 km/h may develop about Norfolk Island later on Thursday, and continue through Thursday night and early Friday. These winds may be stronger with wind gusts in excess of 120 km/h if the cyclone takes a more southerly track.
Tides are expected to be higher than normal on Thursday night and Friday, and large waves will develop about exposed beaches.
Heavy rainfall is expected to develop on Thursday night and continue into early Friday.