Overall Green Tropical Cyclone for FABIEN-23 in British Indian Ocean Territory from 14 May 2023 04:00 UTC to 15 May 2023 10:00 UTC

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Overall Green Tropical Cyclone for FABIEN-23

in British Indian Ocean Territory

Event summary

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

GDACS ID	TC 1000971
Name	FABIEN-23
From - To	14 May - 21 May
Exposed countries	British Indian Ocean Territory
Exposed population	No people in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed	201 km/h Category 3
Maximum storm surge
Vulnerability	Low (British Indian Ocean Territory)

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	Wind	Storm surge	Rainfall	GDACS score
WMO-RSMC La Réunion	201 km/h	0 m	n.a.	0.5
GDACS JTWC	185 km/h	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	184 km/h	0.4 m	792 mm	0.5
ECMWF	130 km/h	0.4 m	513 mm	0.5

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