TROPICAL STORM ZONES

This theme shows the tropical storm zones 
in the Circum-Pacific region.  The storm 
zones are rated according to their value 
of the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale, 
which reflects the probable maximum wind 
speeds an area will experience, with a 10 
percent chance of exceedance every 10 
years (over a 100-year period, an area is 
almost 100 percent likely to experience 
such winds).  The data are from Munich 
Reinsurance Company (1998).