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 MET OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE FOR NORTH-EAST PACIFIC

 AND ATLANTIC

             GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 00UTC 26.08.2008

        TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV     ANALYSED POSITION : 16.3N  71.7W

     ATCF IDENTIFIER : AL072008

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 26.08.2008  16.3N  71.7W     WEAK
 12UTC 26.08.2008  17.4N  72.2W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY
 00UTC 27.08.2008  18.1N  72.9W     WEAK      WEAKENING RAPIDLY
 12UTC 27.08.2008  18.3N  75.7W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 28.08.2008  18.6N  76.2W     WEAK    INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 28.08.2008  18.5N  78.4W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 29.08.2008  18.3N  79.0W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY 
 12UTC 29.08.2008  18.6N  81.3W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 30.08.2008  19.3N  84.5W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 30.08.2008  19.7N  86.3W    STRONG   INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY
 00UTC 31.08.2008  21.6N  89.2W   MODERATE   WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 31.08.2008  21.7N  92.2W    STRONG   INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 01.09.2008  22.0N  94.7W    STRONG       LITTLE CHANGE

        TROPICAL STORM JULIO      ANALYSED POSITION : 28.0N 112.8W

     ATCF IDENTIFIER : EP112008

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 26.08.2008  28.0N 112.8W     WEAK
 12UTC 26.08.2008  28.7N 112.8W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 27.08.2008  29.4N 113.2W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 27.08.2008         BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH

             NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER  36 HOURS
                   FORECAST POSITION AT T+ 36 : 16.1N  30.7W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 12UTC 27.08.2008  16.1N  31.3W     WEAK     
 00UTC 28.08.2008  16.2N  32.8W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 28.08.2008  16.3N  34.6W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 29.08.2008  16.7N  35.0W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 29.08.2008  17.3N  37.4W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 30.08.2008  18.6N  39.2W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 30.08.2008  19.2N  41.3W     WEAK    INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 31.08.2008  20.9N  44.4W     WEAK    INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 31.08.2008  22.2N  46.3W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 01.09.2008  24.8N  48.5W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE

             NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER  72 HOURS
                   FORECAST POSITION AT T+ 72 : 12.6N  17.1W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 29.08.2008  13.2N  17.7W     WEAK
 12UTC 29.08.2008  13.7N  19.8W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY
 00UTC 30.08.2008  13.9N  22.2W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 30.08.2008  14.0N  25.2W    STRONG   INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 31.08.2008  14.4N  27.9W    STRONG       LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 31.08.2008  15.2N  30.8W    STRONG       LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 01.09.2008  15.9N  33.9W    STRONG       LITTLE CHANGE


 THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AS GUIDANCE FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE
 RSMCS. IT REQUIRES INTERPRETATION BY TROPICAL CYCLONE SPECIALISTS
 AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS A FINAL PRODUCT


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