Overall Green alert Tropical Cyclone for HIKAA-19
in Oman, Saudi Arabia
24 Sep 2019 18 UTC
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Impact Single TC
Impact based on all weather systems in the area

Impact

    Tropical Cyclone HIKAA-19 can have a low humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed,exposed population and vulnerability.

    Meteorological source GDACS
    Exposed countries Oman, Saudi Arabia
    Exposed population 2 thousand in Category 1 or higher
    Maximum wind speed 157 km/h
    Maximum storm surge 0.7 m (24 Sep 15:00 UTC)
    Vulnerability Medium (Oman)

    GDACS Score

    GDACS alert score for Tropical Cyclones is 0.5 (GREEN Alert), 1.5 (ORANGE Alert), 2.5 (RED Alert)
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      Wind Storm surge Rainfall GDACS score
    Current 111 km/h 0.7 m n.a. 0.5
    Overall 157 km/h 0.7 m n.a. 0.5

    Maximum winds, storm surge, rainfall (Current: over the next 72 h, Overall: entire TC track) based on GDACS impact

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    Wind

      111 km/h Current Max.

      Up to 43000 people in Tropical Storm strength or higher (see SSHS)

      Impact Timeline

        Alert N° Date (UTC) Max Winds (km/h) Population in
        Tropical Storm or higher        		 Population in
        Cat 1. or higher        		 Countries
        Green 1 22 Sep 2019 18:00 74 30 thousand No people Oman, Saudi Arabia
        Green 2 23 Sep 2019 00:00 83 40 thousand No people Oman, Saudi Arabia
        Green 3 23 Sep 2019 06:00 120 40 thousand No people Oman
        Green 4 23 Sep 2019 12:00 120 40 thousand Few people Oman
        Green 5 23 Sep 2019 18:00 130 30 thousand Few people Oman
        Green 6 24 Sep 2019 00:00 157 40 thousand 3 thousand Oman
        Green 7 24 Sep 2019 06:00 148 30 thousand 1 thousand Oman
        Green 8 24 Sep 2019 12:00 139 40 thousand 1 thousand Oman
        Green 9 24 Sep 2019 18:00 111 40 thousand 2 thousand Oman

        Bulletin Timeline

          Alert N° Date (UTC) Category
          (SSHS)           		Max winds
          (km/h)           		Population in
          Cat.1 or higher           		Population in
          Tropical Storm
          or higher           		Location (lat, lon) Countries
          GREEN
          		 1 22 Sep 2019 18:00 Tropical storm 65 no people no people 20.5, 67.2
          GREEN
          		 2 23 Sep 2019 00:00 Tropical storm 83 no people no people 20.3, 65.9
          GREEN
          		 3 23 Sep 2019 06:00 Tropical storm 102 no people no people 20.2, 64.6
          GREEN
          		 4 23 Sep 2019 12:00 Tropical storm 111 no people no people 20.2, 63.5
          GREEN
          		 5 23 Sep 2019 18:00 Category 1 130 no people no people 20.2, 62.3
          GREEN
          		 6 24 Sep 2019 00:00 Category 2 157 <1000 people 19000 people 20.1, 60.9 Oman
          GREEN
          		 7 24 Sep 2019 06:00 Category 1 148 1500 people 24000 people 20, 59.5 Oman
          GREEN
          		 8 24 Sep 2019 12:00 Category 1 139 1200 people 28000 people 19.9, 58.4 Oman
          GREEN
          		 9 24 Sep 2019 18:00 Tropical storm 111 no people 24000 people 19.7, 57 Oman
          GREEN
          		 9 25 Sep 2019 06:00 Tropical storm 65 no people no people 19.5, 54.7 Oman
          Actual track of the current bulletin
          The alert for forecast greater than 3 days is limited to Orange level.
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          Exposed population - AoIs

          Exposed population in the potential affected countries, provinces and populated places

          Countries

          Country
          Oman
          Saudi Arabia

          Provinces

          Region Province Country
          Al Wusta Oman
          Ash Sharqiyah Oman
          Zufar Oman
          Ash Sharqiyah Saudi Arabia

          Critical infrastructure

          Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

          Airports

          Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft)
          Haima 122 Civ. Unpaved No 5400
          Masirah MSH 19 Mil. Paved Yes 10000

          Ports

          Name LOCODE Country
          Al Khaluf Oman
          Duwwah Oman
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          Rainfall

          Rainfall accumulation of the past 24h, as detected by the Global Precipitation Measurement mission of NASA. For more information, see https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/GPM/main/index.html.

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          StormSurge

          0.7 m

          The maximum Storm surge height is  0.7m in As Sirab, Oman. This height is estimated for 24 Sep 2019 15:00 UTC .

          The JRC has developed an experimental global storm surge model. The calculations are published about 20 minutes after a new advisory is detected by GDACS. The calculations identify the populated places affected by storm surge up to three days in advance, using the forecasted track. When forecasts change, the associated storm surge changes too and alert levels may go up or down. All links, data, statistics and maps refer to the latest available calculation. If the calculation for the last advisory is not completed, the latest available calculation is shown.

          Locations affected by Storm surge (21 locations). Calculation based on advisory number 9 of 24 Sep 2019 18:00:00 UTC. (Simulation using 0.5 minute resolution)

          Alert Date (UTC) Name Country Storm surge height (m)
          24 Sep 2019 15:00 As Sirab Oman  0.7
          24 Sep 2019 15:00 Nafun Oman  0.6
          24 Sep 2019 17:00 Filim Oman  0.6
          24 Sep 2019 16:00 Al Khaluf Oman  0.6
          24 Sep 2019 16:00 Duqm Oman  0.4
          24 Sep 2019 16:00 Al Kalban Oman  0.3
          24 Sep 2019 16:00 Sur Masirah Oman  0.2
          24 Sep 2019 16:00 Mursays Oman  0.2
          24 Sep 2019 10:00 Dawwah Oman  0.2
          24 Sep 2019 10:00 Dafiyat Oman  0.2
          24 Sep 2019 16:00 Shuwayr Oman  0.2
          24 Sep 2019 08:00 Shiinzi Oman  0.1
          24 Sep 2019 10:00 'Urf Oman  0.1
          24 Sep 2019 09:00 Dhuwwah Oman  0.1
          24 Sep 2019 17:00 Maghilah Oman  0.1
          24 Sep 2019 10:00 Hiql Oman  0.1
          23 Sep 2019 06:00 Asarsa India  0.1
          23 Sep 2019 06:00 Tankari India  0.1
          23 Sep 2019 06:00 Kambhat India  0.1
          23 Sep 2019 06:00 Kavi India  0.1
          23 Sep 2019 06:00 Sarod India  0.1