http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_201811061800_ALCIDE.pdf (in French) On November 7 at 06:00 UTC, Alcide strengthened into a tropical cyclone, or a Category 1-equivalent tropical cyclone on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale (SSHWS) http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/francais/activiteope/bulletins/cmrs/CMRSF_201811070600_ALCIDE.pdf (in French) On November 8 at 06:00 UTC, Alcide strengthened into an intense tropical cyclone, or a Category 3-equivalent tropical cyclone on the SSHWS, with maximum 10-minute sustained winds of 90 knots and a minimum central pressure of 965 hPa(mbar).