Overall Green Tropical Cyclone alert for SEAN-23 Off-shore from 11 Oct 2023 03:00 UTC to 16 Oct 2023 03:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Tropical Cyclone for SEAN-23

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Impact Single TC

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Impact based on all weather systems in the area

Impact

Tropical Cyclone SEAN-23 can have a low humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed,exposed population and vulnerability.

Meteorological source	GFS
Exposed countries
Exposed population	No people in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed	76 km/h
Maximum storm surge	0.4 m (14 Oct 13:30 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
GFS Current	76 km/h	0.4 m	83 mm	0.5
GFS Overall	119 km/h	1.0 m	533 mm	0.5
Maximum winds, storm surge, rainfall (Current: over the next 72 h, Overall: entire TC track)

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Wind

119 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 14 Oct 2023 12:00 UTC

See TC classification SSHS

Wind Impact Timeline

people affected <=10000

10000< people affected <=100000

people affected >100000

N°	Date (UTC)	Max Winds (km/h)	Pop in Cat. 1 or higher	TS	Cat. 1	Cat. 2	Cat. 3	Cat. 4	Cat. 5
1	11 Oct 2023 00:00	83	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2	11 Oct 2023 06:00	72	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3	11 Oct 2023 12:00	83	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4	11 Oct 2023 18:00	79	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5	12 Oct 2023 00:00	90	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6	12 Oct 2023 06:00	83	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7	12 Oct 2023 12:00	65	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8	12 Oct 2023 18:00	61	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
9	13 Oct 2023 00:00	58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	13 Oct 2023 06:00	72	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	13 Oct 2023 12:00	72	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
12	13 Oct 2023 18:00	94	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
13	14 Oct 2023 00:00	76	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
14	14 Oct 2023 06:00	79	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
15	14 Oct 2023 12:00	76	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Impact estimation for the next 72h

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Rainfall

Rain exposed population - AoIs

Estimations based on the bulletin of 14 Oct 2023 12:00 UTC

Level	Country	Population
50-100 mm	Guyana	35

Rain Impact Timeline

people affected <=10000

10000< people affected <=100000

people affected >100000

N°	Date (UTC)	Max Rainfall (mm)	Pop >100mm or higher	50-100	100-250	250-500	500-750	750-1000	>1000	Countries
1	11 Oct 2023 00:00	123	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2	11 Oct 2023 06:00	97	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3	11 Oct 2023 12:00	147	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4	11 Oct 2023 18:00	78	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5	12 Oct 2023 00:00	98	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6	12 Oct 2023 06:00	91	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7	12 Oct 2023 12:00	49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8	12 Oct 2023 18:00	38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
9	13 Oct 2023 00:00	84	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	13 Oct 2023 06:00	104	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	13 Oct 2023 12:00	93	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
12	13 Oct 2023 18:00	156	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
13	14 Oct 2023 00:00	53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
14	14 Oct 2023 06:00	84	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
15	14 Oct 2023 12:00	288	-		-	-	-	-	-	Guyana

Impact estimation for the next 72h

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StormSurge

0.4 m

The maximum Storm surge height is 0.4m in Brighton, Guyana. This height is estimated for 14 Oct 2023 13:30 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 14 Oct 2023 12:00 UTC

Level	Date (UTC)	Name	Country	Storm surge height (m)
	14 Oct 2023 13:30	Brighton	Guyana	0.4
	14 Oct 2023 13:30	Goldspie	Guyana	0.4
	14 Oct 2023 13:30	Number Forty-six	Guyana	0.4
	14 Oct 2023 13:30	Leeds	Guyana	0.4
	14 Oct 2023 13:30	Crabwood Creek	Guyana	0.4
	14 Oct 2023 13:30	Number Sixty-one	Guyana	0.4
	14 Oct 2023 13:30	Number 80	Guyana	0.4
	14 Oct 2023 13:30	Corriverton	Suriname	0.4
	14 Oct 2023 13:30	Nieuw Nickerie	Suriname	0.4
	14 Oct 2023 12:30	Tarlogie Farm	Guyana	0.4
	14 Oct 2023 12:15	Fyrish	Guyana	0.4
	14 Oct 2023 12:15	Rosehall	Guyana	0.4
	14 Oct 2023 13:00	Coppenamepunt	Suriname	0.4
	14 Oct 2023 13:00	Onverwagt	Guyana	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 13:00	Fort Wellington	Guyana	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 13:00	Waterloo	Guyana	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 13:00	Blairmont	Guyana	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 13:00	Everton	Guyana	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 13:00	Rosignol	Guyana	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 13:00	New Amsterdam	Guyana	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 12:30	Belladrum	Guyana	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 12:30	Weldaad	Guyana	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 12:30	Number Forty	Guyana	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 13:30	Caledonia	Guyana	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 13:30	Parika	Guyana	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 13:30	Leguan I	Guyana	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 13:30	De Kinderen	Guyana	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 13:30	Den Amstel	Guyana	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 13:30	Georgetown	Guyana	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 13:00	Burnside	Suriname	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 13:00	Totness	Suriname	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 13:00	Hamilton	Suriname	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 12:45	De Kinderen	Guyana	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 12:45	Perth	Guyana	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 12:45	Mahaicony	Guyana	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 12:30	Courida Park	Guyana	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 12:30	Buxton	Guyana	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 12:30	Belfield	Guyana	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 12:30	Enmore	Guyana	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 12:30	Helena	Guyana	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Minerva	Brazil	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Agua Doce	Brazil	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Nazare	Brazil	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Maye	Brazil	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 12:30	Bounty Hall	Guyana	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 12:30	Queenstown	Guyana	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 12:30	Taymoutn Manor Place	Guyana	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 12:30	Anna Regina	Guyana	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 12:30	Hampton Court	Guyana	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 12:30	Capoey	Guyana	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Bela Vista	Brazil	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Almeriana	Brazil	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Colonia do Pescadores	Brazil	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 12:15	Suddie	Guyana	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Euca	Brazil	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 13:00	La Linea	Venezuela	0.3
	14 Oct 2023 13:15	Hackney	Guyana	0.2
	14 Oct 2023 13:15	Marlborough	Guyana	0.2
	14 Oct 2023 14:15	Langamankondre	Suriname	0.2
	14 Oct 2023 14:15	Galibi	Suriname	0.2
	14 Oct 2023 14:15	Les Hattes	French Guiana	0.2
	14 Oct 2023 15:00	Aurora	Guyana	0.2
	14 Oct 2023 15:00	Maria Johanna	Guyana	0.2
	14 Oct 2023 13:30	Aouara	French Guiana	0.2
	14 Oct 2023 13:30	Roche Brigandin	French Guiana	0.2
	14 Oct 2023 13:30	Sinnamary	French Guiana	0.2
	14 Oct 2023 14:30	Pomona	Suriname	0.2
	14 Oct 2023 14:30	Clevia	Suriname	0.2
	14 Oct 2023 14:30	Nieuw Amsterdam	Suriname	0.2
	14 Oct 2023 14:30	Geertruidenberg	Suriname	0.2
	14 Oct 2023 13:45	Camp de Coswine	French Guiana	0.2
	14 Oct 2023 13:00	Trou Poisson	French Guiana	0.2
	14 Oct 2023 13:30	Organabo	French Guiana	0.2
	14 Oct 2023 13:30	Fleche	French Guiana	0.2
	14 Oct 2023 13:30	Mamaribo	French Guiana	0.2
	14 Oct 2023 13:15	Iracoubo	French Guiana	0.2
	14 Oct 2023 12:45	Bellevue	French Guiana	0.2
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Vila do Maio	Cape Verde	0.2
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Calheta	Cape Verde	0.2
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Morrinho	Cape Verde	0.2
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Cascabulho	Cape Verde	0.2
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Santo Antonio	Cape Verde	0.2
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Pedro Vaz	Cape Verde	0.2
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Alcatraz	Cape Verde	0.2
	14 Oct 2023 12:45	Kourou	French Guiana	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 12:45	Caussade	French Guiana	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 12:45	Tonate	French Guiana	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 13:15	Remire	French Guiana	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 13:15	Montjoly	French Guiana	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 12:45	Speightstown	Barbados	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 12:45	Mullins Bay	Barbados	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 12:45	Holetown	Barbados	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 12:45	Bridgetown	Barbados	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 12:45	Saint Lawrence Gap	Barbados	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 12:45	Oistins	Barbados	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 12:45	Bathsheba	Barbados	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 12:45	Gibbons	Barbados	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 13:30	Cayenne	French Guiana	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 12:30	Collins	Barbados	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 13:00	Farnous	French Guiana	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 12:45	Sam Lord's Castle	Barbados	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Bofareira	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Espingueira	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Derrubado	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Fundo de Figueiras	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Cabeco Dos Tarefes	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Gata	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 15:00	Jenipapo	Brazil	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Provoacao Velha	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Povocao Velha	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Morro	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Vila do Maio (Porto Inglez)	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Maio	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Barreiro	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Figueira da Horta	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Vila de Sal Rei	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Sal Rel	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Cabecadas	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Rabil	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Ponta Adiante	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Prazeres	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Curral Velho	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Dias	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Trindade	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Santa Cruz	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Ribeirao Delmasso	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Poilaosinho	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Pedra Badejo	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Salas	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Renque Purga	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Joao Teves	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Fazenda	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Montagarro	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Vila Nova	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Praia	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Fazenda	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Porto D' Achada	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Mato Jorge	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Capela	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Ponta Mendes	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Ponta Sao Francisco	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Portal	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Sao Tome	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Cancelo	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Praia Baixo	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Achada Baleia	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Moia Moia	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Porto Lobo	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Joao Barrosa	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Palmeira	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Beirona	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Feijoal	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Pedra Lume	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Pilao Cao	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Ilheu	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Covoada	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Saltos de Baixo	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Calheta	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Serelbo	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Toril	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Bel Bel	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Pinchossa	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Pau	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Faja	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Sorno	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Nossa Senhora do Monte	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Mato	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Vila Nova Sintra	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Cachaco	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Nova Sintra	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Santa Barbara	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Garca	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Furna	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Sao Filipe	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Tongon	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Logar Novo	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Italiano	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Pentead	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Talho	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Galinheiros	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Mira-Mira	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Forno	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Costa D' Achada	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Santa Antonio	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Velha	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:30	Santa Maria	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:30	Vila Santa Maria	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Gouveia	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Porto Gouveia	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Cidade Vehla	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Salineiro	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Maria Parda	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Lem	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Ribeira da Barca	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Ribeira da Prata	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Figueira Muta	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Figueira das Naus	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Figueira da Naus	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Contador	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Montinho	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Achadinha	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Curral Velho	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Moerao	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Mato Brasil	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Lagoa	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Massa Pe	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Ribeira Principal	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Cha de Dentro	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Chacha	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Palha Caiga	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Monte Pousada	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Mato Correia	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Mangue de Sete	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Villa de Tarrafal	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Tarrafal	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Portal	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Toril	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Biscainhos	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Luzia Nunes	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Sao Jorge	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Patim	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Atalaia	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Ribeira Ilheu	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Fonte Aleixo	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Monte Vermelho	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:30	Ponta da Cruz	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Dacabalaio	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Mae Joana	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 17:45	Figueira Pavao	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Cova Figueira	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Barril	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Praia Branca	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Bibeira Calhau	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Escada	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Ribeira Da Prata	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Tarrafal	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Ribeira Calhau	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Ortclao	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Covoada	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Camaroes	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Cabecalinho	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Fontainhas	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Cachacinho	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Queimada	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Calejao	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Ribeira Brava	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Buqueirao	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Preguica	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Cruz de Baixo	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Figueira de Coxe	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Casinhas	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Morre Braz	Cape Verde	0.1
	14 Oct 2023 18:00	Morro Alto	Cape Verde	0.1

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