Overall Red Tropical Cyclone alert for IOTA-20 in Honduras, Nicaragua from 13 Nov 2020 15:00 UTC to 14 Nov 2020 09:00 UTC

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Overall Red alert Tropical Cyclone for IOTA-20

in Honduras, Nicaragua

Event Summary

Tropical Cyclone IOTA-20 can have a high humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed,exposed population and vulnerability.

Updated: this report is based on advisory number 21: (13 May 2024 13:23).

Name	IOTA-20
Glide number:	TC-2020-000220-HND
From - To	13 Nov - 18 Nov
Exposed countries	Honduras, Nicaragua
Exposed population	560 thousand in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed	259 km/h, Category 5
Maximum storm surge	n.a.
Vulnerability	Medium (Honduras)

Weather forecast centres

Regional Specialized Meteorological Centres (RSMCs), Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres (TCWCs).

RSMC Miami-Hurricane Center/NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center (NHC), USA

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/index.shtml

National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs)

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Source: NOAA-GFS(Meteo); GDACS/NOAA (TcTrack )

Source: NOAA-GFS

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