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WTNT80 EGRR 261728

 MET OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE FOR NORTH-EAST PACIFIC

 AND ATLANTIC

             GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 12UTC 26.08.2008

             HURRICANE GUSTAV     ANALYSED POSITION : 17.4N  72.2W

     ATCF IDENTIFIER : AL072008

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 12UTC 26.08.2008  17.4N  72.2W   MODERATE
 00UTC 27.08.2008  17.8N  72.2W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 27.08.2008  18.4N  74.4W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 28.08.2008  18.9N  73.9W     WEAK    INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 28.08.2008  19.2N  75.5W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 29.08.2008  18.9N  77.3W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 29.08.2008  19.6N  78.9W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 30.08.2008  20.4N  81.4W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 30.08.2008  21.6N  83.5W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 31.08.2008  22.7N  86.4W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 31.08.2008  23.8N  89.3W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 01.09.2008  24.8N  91.5W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 01.09.2008  25.9N  93.6W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY


             NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER  12 HOURS
                   FORECAST POSITION AT T+ 12 : 11.8N  30.8W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 27.08.2008  11.8N  30.8W     WEAK
 12UTC 27.08.2008  16.4N  26.7W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 28.08.2008        BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH


 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


 MET OFFICE, EXETER, UK

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