Overall Green Tropical Cyclone for TWENTYEIGHT-26 in New Caledonia from 23 Mar 2026 00:00 UTC to 24 Mar 2026 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green Tropical Cyclone for TWENTYEIGHT-26

in New Caledonia

Event summary

Tropical Cyclone TWENTYEIGHT-26 can have a low humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID	TC 1001266
Name	TWENTYEIGHT-26
From - To	23 Mar - 24 Mar
Exposed countries	New Caledonia
Exposed population	No people in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed	83 km/h Tropical storm
Maximum storm surge	n.a.
Vulnerability	Medium (New Caledonia)

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	Wind	Storm surge	Rainfall	GDACS score
GDACS JTWC	83 km/h	n.a.	n.a.	0.5
Single TC: maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge, rainfall)
HWRF	115 km/h	0.8 m	552 mm	0.5
GFS	104 km/h	0.7 m	248 mm	0.5
ECMWF	104 km/h	0.6 m	293 mm	0.5

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