Overall Green Tropical Cyclone alert for KIRK-12 Off-shore from 29 Aug 2012 03:00 UTC to 02 Sep 2012 21:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Tropical Cyclone for KIRK-12

Off-shore

Event summary

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

GDACS ID	TC 32156
Name	KIRK-12
From - To	29 Aug - 02 Sep
Exposed countries	Off-shore
Exposed population	No people in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed	175 km/h Category 2
Maximum storm surge
Vulnerability	-- ()

GDACS Score

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	Wind	Storm surge	Rainfall	GDACS score
JRC	n.a	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.

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Latest media headlines

One Atlantic storm weaker, second stronger 9/2/2012 5:28:00 PM.

MIAMI, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Kirk was weakening over the Atlantic Ocean Sunday as Tropical Storm Leslie strengthened to near hurricane status, forecasters in Miami said.

Leslie could become hurricane 9/1/2012 6:38:00 PM.

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica – In its 5:00am bulletin the Meteorological Service said that the centre of Tropical Storm Leslie was located near latitude 17.8 degrees north and 53.5 degrees... View full article at stabroeknews.com

Hurricane Kirk weakens over Atlantic 9/1/2012 2:19:00 AM.

MIAMI, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Hurricane Kirk weakened over the Atlantic Ocean Friday, with no coastal warnings or watches in effect, forecasters said.

Region watching Tropical Storm Leslie 8/31/2012 8:46:00 PM.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Aug 31, CMC - Residents in the Leeward Islands were following the progress of Tropical Storm Leslie that the Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) said is strengthening and could become a hurricane later on Frida

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