Overall Green Tropical Cyclone for HIGOS-20 in China from 17 Aug 2020 18:00 UTC to 19 Aug 2020 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green Tropical Cyclone for HIGOS-20

in China

Event summary

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

GDACS ID	TC 1000699
Name	HIGOS-20
From - To	17 Aug - 19 Aug
Exposed countries	China
Exposed population	No people in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed	102 km/h Tropical storm
Maximum storm surge	1 m (18 Aug 21:00 UTC)
Vulnerability	Medium (China)

GDACS Score

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	Wind	Storm surge	Rainfall	GDACS score
GDACS JTWC	n.a	1 m	n.a.	0.5
Single TC: maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge, rainfall)
HWRF	133 km/h	1.4 m	356 mm	0.5
GFS	97 km/h	1.1 m	224 mm	0.5
ECMWF	76 km/h	0.8 m	366 mm	0.5

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China, Philippines - Tropical Cyclone HIGOS (ECHO 18 Aug 2020)Tue, 18 Aug 2020 13:02

Newly formed Tropical Cyclone HIGOS (HELEN in the Philippines) is moving north-west across the South China Sea towards southern China. On 18 August at 0.00 UTC, its centre was approximately 348 km south-east of Hong Kong, with maximum sustained winds of 56 km/h (tropical depression).
HIGOS is forecast to continue strengthening as it moves west-northwest, making landfall over southern Guangdong Province on 19 August with maximum sustained winds up to 85 km/h (tropical storm).
China's Meteorological Administration (CMA) has issued a yellow typhoon warning for southern-coastal Guandong Province.

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