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 MET OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE FOR NORTH-EAST PACIFIC

 AND ATLANTIC

             GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 00UTC 28.08.2008

        TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV     ANALYSED POSITION : 19.3N  74.5W

     ATCF IDENTIFIER : AL072008

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 28.08.2008  19.3N  74.5W   MODERATE
 12UTC 28.08.2008  19.0N  76.9W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 29.08.2008  17.5N  78.4W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 29.08.2008  18.0N  79.1W     WEAK    INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 30.08.2008  18.8N  81.3W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 30.08.2008  19.8N  83.4W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 31.08.2008  21.1N  84.8W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 31.08.2008  22.6N  86.5W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 01.09.2008  24.1N  88.5W    STRONG  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 01.09.2008  25.4N  90.2W    STRONG       LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 02.09.2008  26.8N  91.3W    STRONG       LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 02.09.2008  28.0N  92.5W    STRONG       LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 03.09.2008  28.3N  93.7W    STRONG   WEAKENING SLIGHTLY


             NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER  24 HOURS
                   FORECAST POSITION AT T+ 24 : 10.7N  18.7W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 29.08.2008  10.7N  18.7W     WEAK
 12UTC 29.08.2008  11.5N  19.5W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 30.08.2008  10.7N  22.8W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 30.08.2008  14.1N  25.8W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY
 00UTC 31.08.2008  15.5N  28.5W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 31.08.2008  15.8N  31.1W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 01.09.2008  17.7N  34.6W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 01.09.2008  17.4N  37.4W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 02.09.2008  18.2N  42.3W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 02.09.2008  19.2N  43.5W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 03.09.2008  20.5N  46.0W    STRONG   INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY

 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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