WWKU40 NFFN 180600 Special Weather Bulletin Number THIRTY EIGHT for Northern Cooks ON SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE VICTOR AND AN ACTIVE CONVERGENCE ZONE ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI Jan 180731 UTC. A GALE WARNING PREVIOUSLY IN FORCE FOR SUWARROW IS NOW CANCELLED. A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE SUWARROW AND IS NOW CANCELLED FOR THE REST OF NORTHERN COOKS. SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE VICTOR [975HPA] CATEGORY 3 WAS LOCATED NEAR 19.1 DEGREES SOUTH 166.1 DEGREES WEST AT 180600UTC. POSITION POOR. CYCLONE MOVING SOUTH AT 07 KNOTS FURTHER AWAY FROM NORTHERN COOKS AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO CAUSE GALES OVER NORTHERN COOKS. AN ACTIVE CONVERGENCE ZONE REMAINS SLOW MOVING OVER NORTHERN COOKS. FOR SUWARROW: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS. OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SEA FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS LIKELY. ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE TO HEAVY NORTHERLY SWELLS. FOR THE REST OF NORTHERN COOK ISLANDS: NORTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. OCCASIONAL RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE NORTHERLY SWELLS. THIS WILL BE THE LAST SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE NORTHERN COOKS ON SEVERE TC VICTOR AND THE ACTIVE CONVERGENCE ZONE. THE NEXT WILL BE THE ROUTINE BULLETIN AT 181630 UTC.