Tropical Cyclone Lola Satellite Image
Tropical Cyclone Lola over the South Pacific NNE of Port Vila, Vanuatu has intensified to 120 kt max winds with significant wave heights to 15-15.5 meters (about 50 ft) as it moves SSW at 6 kts. Lola has likely reached its peak intensity as it moves over cooler sea surface temperatures and into an area of strong vertical wind shear.
JTWC Track Forecast for TC Lola
Lola will likely weaken as it approaches and moves over the Islands of Vanuatu and then should turn southward towards New Caledonia as a weakening tropical storm.
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