| Hazard | CAP Categories of Severity | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minor (Alert level 1, WHITE) |
Moderate (Alert level 2, YELLOW) |
Severe (Alert level 3, ORANGE) |
Extreme (Alert level 3, RED) |
|
| Heavy Rain and Flood | 50 mm in 1hrs or 80 mm in 6 hours |
70 mm in 1hrs or 100 mm in 6 hours |
90 mm in 1hrs or 120 mm in 6 hours |
180 mm in 6 hours |
| Thunderstorms (TS) | Significant TS reported and evident from satellite/Radar/LDN | Moderate TS observed or evident from satel- lite/Radar/LDN. | Severe TS observed or evident from satellite/ Radar/LDN. | --- |
| Wind and Seas | 19-24 mph (past 3 hrs) or 22 – 27 mph (past 1hr), or forecast to meet this condition | 25-30 mph (past 3 hrs) or 28 – 35 mph (past 1hr), or forecast to meet this condition | 34-40 mph(past 3 hrs) or 36 – 42 mph (past 1hr), or forecast to meet this condition | >40 mph (past 3 hrs) or >42 mph (past 1hr), or forecast to meet this condition |
| Squalls (Frequent Gust) | 50 - 54 mph | 55 - 62 mph | 63 - 69 mph | above 70 mph |
| Swell & Tidal Waves (observed or forecast) | Observed or forecast (minor impact) | Observed or forecast (affect at least 5 islands) | Observed or forecast (affect at least 10 islands) | Observed or forecast (extreme impact based) |
| Tropical Cyclone (TC) | RSMC declare TC center in the box within lat’ S5-N12, lon’ E66-E81 | TC track towards Maldives and expect to cross Maldives atolls in next 24hr | TC track towards Maldives and expect to cross Maldives atolls in next 12hr | TC track towards Maldives and expect to cross Maldives atolls in next 6hr |
| Earthquake occured | Magnitude >6 within 400km of Maldives EEZ. Or mag>7 in Indian Ocean within 4000km of Maldives EEZ | Magnitude >7 within 400km of Maldives EEZ. Or mag>8 in Indian Ocean within 4000km of Maldives EEZ | Magnitude > 8 within 400km of Maldives EEZ. Or mag>9 in Indian Ocean within 4000km of Maldives EEZ | Magnitude >9 within 400km of Maldives EEZ |
| Tsunami | Magnitude >8 in Indian Ocean within 4000km of Maldives EEZ. Or confir- mation of Indian ocean wide Tsunami of low impact to Maldives | Magnitude>9 in Indian Ocean within 4000km of Maldives EEZ. Or confir- mation of Indian ocean wide Tsunami of moder- ate impact to Maldives | Confirmation of Indian ocean wide Tsunami of high impact to Maldives | Confirmation of Indian ocean wide Tsunami of extreme impact to Maldives |
