Overall Green Tropical Cyclone alert for MIRIAM-12 Off-shore from 22 Sep 2012 15:00 UTC to 28 Sep 2012 03:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Tropical Cyclone for MIRIAM-12

Off-shore

Event summary

Tropical Cyclone MIRIAM-12 can have a low humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID	TC 32724
Name	MIRIAM-12
From - To	22 Sep - 28 Sep
Exposed countries	Off-shore
Exposed population	No people in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed	204 km/h Category 3
Maximum storm surge
Vulnerability	-- ()

GDACS Score

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	Wind	Storm surge	Rainfall	GDACS score
JRC	56 km/h	0 m	n.a.	0.5
Single TC: maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge, rainfall)
HWRF	n.a	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
GFS	n.a	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
ECMWF	n.a	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.

Maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge and rainfall) using different data sources.

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Latest media headlines

Miriam downgraded to tropical storm off Mexico 9/26/2012 1:14:00 PM.

MIAMI (AP) -- U.S. forecasters say Miriam is rapidly weakening and has been downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm well off Mexico's Baja California ...

Hurricane Miriam weakening in Pacific off Mexico 9/26/2012 8:33:00 AM.

Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami said late Tuesday that Miriam is packing top sustained winds near 80 mph (129 kph), down from 105 mph earlier in the day. At 11 p.m. EDT Tuesday, ...

Miriam weakens to Category 1 9/26/2012 1:25:00 AM.

MIAMI, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- No watches or warnings were posted for Hurricane Miriam, which was weakening in the Pacific Ocean well off Baja California Tuesday, U.S. forecasters said.

Miriam slowly moving in Pacific 9/25/2012 2:11:00 PM.

MIAMI, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- No watches or warnings were posted as Hurricane Miriam plodded in the Pacific Ocean hundreds of miles from Baja California Tuesday, U.S. forecasters said.

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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

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