Overall Green Tropical Cyclone alert for MARIAN-21 in Cocos (Keeling) Islands, from 26 Feb 2021 00:00 UTC to 28 Feb 2021 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Tropical Cyclone for MARIAN-21

in Cocos (Keeling) Islands,

Event summary

Tropical Cyclone MARIAN-21 can have a low humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID	TC 1000771
Name	MARIAN-21
From - To	26 Feb - 06 Mar
Exposed countries	Cocos (Keeling) Islands,
Exposed population	No people in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed	185 km/h Category 3
Maximum storm surge	0.2 m (26 Feb 05:00 UTC)
Vulnerability	Low (Cocos Is.)

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	Wind	Storm surge	Rainfall	GDACS score
GDACS JTWC	65 km/h	0.2 m	n.a.	0.5
Single TC: maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge, rainfall)
HWRF	162 km/h	0.5 m	897 mm	0.5
GFS	140 km/h	0.1 m	1036 mm	0.5
ECMWF	169 km/h	0.2 m	1111 mm	0.5

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