Here is a loop showing Melanie:
http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/nmoc/l...X0033&number=2

It is scheduled to become a Cat 1 Cyclone later today:
http://205.85.40.22/jtwc/warnings/sh0808.gif

It will be interesting to see if it gets to Cat 2 in the coming spell.
It nears the upper limit for a cat 1 around 1st January according to
the forecast.

Saffir-Simpson Scale

Category One Hurricane: 64-82 knots,

Category Two Hurricane: 83-95 knots;

Category Three Hurricane: 96-113 knots;

Category Four Hurricane: 114-135 knots;

Category Five Hurricane: 136+ knots;

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutsshs.shtml