Overall Green Tropical Cyclone for KARINA-26
Off-shore

Impact

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

Meteorological source ECMWF
Exposed countries
Exposed population No people in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed 65 km/h
Maximum storm surge 0.5 m (27 Aug 20:30 UTC)
Vulnerability --

GDACS Score

GDACS alert score for Tropical Cyclones is 0.5 (GREEN Alert), 1.5 (ORANGE Alert), 2.5 (RED Alert)
For more info on GDACS alert score click here.
  Wind Storm surge Rainfall GDACS score
ECMWF Current 65 km/h 0.5 m 221 mm 0.5
ECMWF Overall 158 km/h 1.2 m 376 mm 0.5

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

Wind

158 km/h

No people by wind speeds of Tropical Storm strength or above



Wind exposed population - AoIs

No exposed population (in Tropical Storm or higher) based on the bulletin of 27 Aug 2026 12:00 UTC

See TC classification SSHS


Wind Impact Timeline

people affected <=10000
10000< people affected <=100000
people affected >100000


Alert N° Date (UTC) Max Winds (km/h) Pop in Cat. 1 or higher TS Cat. 1 Cat. 2 Cat. 3 Cat. 4 Cat. 5 Countries
GREEN 1 27 Aug 2026 00:00 68 - - - - - - -
GREEN 2 27 Aug 2026 12:00 101 - - - - - - -
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Impact estimation for the next 72h




Rain exposed population - AoIs

Estimations based on the bulletin of 27 Aug 2026 12:00 UTC
LevelCountryPopulation 
100-250 mmKiribati4,600 
50-100 mmMexico, United States43,593
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Mexico42,921 
United States671 

Rain Impact Timeline

people affected <=10000
10000< people affected <=100000
people affected >100000


Alert N° Date (UTC) Max Rainfall (mm) Pop >100mm or higher 50-100 100-250 250-500 500-750 750-1000 >1000 Countries
Blue 1 27 Aug 2026 00:00 260 - - - - - - -
Blue 2 27 Aug 2026 12:00 398 5 thousand
- - - - Mexico, United States, Kiribati




Impact estimation for the next 72h

StormSurge

0.5 m

The maximum Storm surge height is  0.5m in El Sauzal, Mexico. This height is estimated for 27 Aug 2026 20:30 UTC .

The JRC has developed an experimental global storm surge model, which is run after each advisory issued by the regional tropical cyclone centres. 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.

Storm Surge Exposed population - AoIs


Storm Surge Exposed locations

Calculation based on the bulletin of 27 Aug 2026 12:00 UTC
    
Level Date (UTC) Name Country Storm surge height (m)
27 Aug 2026 20:30 El Sauzal Mexico  0.5
27 Aug 2026 20:30 Cabo Punta Banda Mexico  0.5
27 Aug 2026 20:30 Ensenada Mexico  0.5
27 Aug 2026 18:30 Puerto Venustiano Carranza Mexico  0.4
27 Aug 2026 20:30 Encino Solo Mexico  0.3
27 Aug 2026 15:30 El Golfo de Santa Clara Mexico  0.3
27 Aug 2026 15:00 El Tornillal Mexico  0.3
27 Aug 2026 17:00 Desembarcadero de Miller Mexico  0.2
27 Aug 2026 22:45 San Felipe Mexico  0.2
27 Aug 2026 14:00 La Choya Mexico  0.2
27 Aug 2026 14:00 Puerto Penasco Mexico  0.2
27 Aug 2026 18:15 Camahuiroa Mexico  0.2
27 Aug 2026 18:15 La Paz Mexico  0.2
27 Aug 2026 18:15 Rosario Mexico  0.2
27 Aug 2026 18:15 Datilito Mexico  0.2
27 Aug 2026 17:30 San Blas Mexico  0.2
27 Aug 2026 17:30 Santa Cruz Mexico  0.2
27 Aug 2026 17:30 Bahia de Tortugas Mexico  0.2
27 Aug 2026 23:45 Novillero Mexico  0.2
27 Aug 2026 23:45 Cuantla Mexico  0.2
27 Aug 2026 23:45 Cuamecate Mexico  0.2
27 Aug 2026 18:30 Puerto Charley Mexico  0.2
27 Aug 2026 15:30 Puerto Cortes Mexico  0.2
27 Aug 2026 15:30 El Guatamota Mexico  0.2
27 Aug 2026 16:00 Rancho San Francisco Mexico  0.2
27 Aug 2026 16:00 Colonia Camalu Mexico  0.2
27 Aug 2026 17:45 Isla Natividad Mexico  0.2
27 Aug 2026 17:45 Cedros Mexico  0.2
28 Aug 2026 00:00 La Florida Mexico  0.2
28 Aug 2026 00:00 San Carlos Mexico  0.2
28 Aug 2026 00:00 Isla de Palmito del Verde Mexico  0.2
28 Aug 2026 00:00 La Puerta Mexico  0.2
28 Aug 2026 00:00 Puerto Magdalena Mexico  0.1
28 Aug 2026 00:00 Madero Amarillo Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 23:45 Santa Cruz Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 23:45 El Nuevo Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 16:45 La Lima Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 23:45 Caimanero Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 23:45 Jarilla Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 13:00 Puertecitos Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 13:30 Rancho Bahia Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 16:45 Monteon Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 17:45 Rancho Cepeda Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 18:30 Guasimas Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 16:00 Santa Catarina Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 23:45 Toro Mocho Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 18:15 Las Bocas Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 13:00 Tecomate Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 13:00 Cabo Tepoca Mexico  0.1
28 Aug 2026 00:00 Melchor Ocampo Mexico  0.1
28 Aug 2026 00:00 Joluta Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 19:00 Santa Rosalia Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 19:00 San Bruno Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 17:30 Adolfo Lopez Mateos Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 12:00 Agua de las Flores Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 12:15 Molino Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 12:15 Molino Lacy Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 17:45 Cachoana Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 17:45 Altata Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 17:45 El Castillo Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 17:30 Topolobampo Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 17:15 Boca del Rio Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 17:15 La Playa Colorada Mexico  0.1
28 Aug 2026 00:00 Barron Mexico  0.1
28 Aug 2026 00:00 La Palmita Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 19:15 San Rafael Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 17:15 Playa Oceano Pacifico Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 18:30 Empalme Mexico  0.1
28 Aug 2026 00:00 Estrecho Mexico  0.1
28 Aug 2026 00:00 Santiago Mexico  0.1
28 Aug 2026 00:00 Manzanillo Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 17:00 Queretaro Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 17:00 Santo Domingo Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 17:00 Agua del Coyote Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 23:00 Las Tinajas Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 17:15 Estero la Bocana Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 12:00 Puerto Libertad Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 17:00 Marmol Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 17:00 Florida Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 17:00 Mazatlan Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 17:15 Perihuete Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 18:45 Liliba Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 18:00 Erendria Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 17:30 La Boca Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 18:15 El Aquajito Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 18:30 Tastiota Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 17:30 El Paredoncito Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 17:30 Borabampo Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 12:00 El Desemboque Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 17:30 Dimas Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 16:45 Quinones Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 17:45 Santa Marie Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 17:45 Atanacio Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 18:00 San Jose Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 17:00 Punta Mita Mexico  0.1
27 Aug 2026 17:00 San Francisco Mexico  0.1
28 Aug 2026 00:00 Calla de Campos Mexico  0.1
28 Aug 2026 00:00 Chula Mexico  0.1