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 MET OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE FOR NORTH-EAST PACIFIC

 AND ATLANTIC

             GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 00UTC 01.09.2008

             HURRICANE GUSTAV     ANALYSED POSITION : 26.9N  87.5W

     ATCF IDENTIFIER : AL072008

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 01.09.2008  26.9N  87.5W   INTENSE
 12UTC 01.09.2008  28.6N  90.2W   INTENSE   INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 02.09.2008  30.3N  91.8W   INTENSE       LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 02.09.2008  31.4N  93.0W   MODERATE    WEAKENING RAPIDLY
 00UTC 03.09.2008  31.7N  93.8W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 03.09.2008  32.1N  94.7W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 04.09.2008  32.2N  95.5W   MODERATE   WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 04.09.2008  32.3N  96.0W     WEAK      WEAKENING RAPIDLY
 00UTC 05.09.2008  32.0N  96.4W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 05.09.2008  33.5N  95.4W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 06.09.2008         BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH

        TROPICAL STORM HANNA      ANALYSED POSITION : 23.1N  71.2W

     ATCF IDENTIFIER : AL082008

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 01.09.2008  23.1N  71.2W   MODERATE
 12UTC 01.09.2008  23.1N  72.2W    STRONG   INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY
 00UTC 02.09.2008  22.9N  73.5W    STRONG   INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 02.09.2008  22.3N  74.6W   INTENSE   INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 03.09.2008  22.0N  75.2W   INTENSE   INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY
 12UTC 03.09.2008  21.9N  75.9W   INTENSE    WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 04.09.2008  22.4N  76.3W   INTENSE       LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 04.09.2008  23.3N  77.3W   INTENSE       LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 05.09.2008  24.9N  78.5W   INTENSE   INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 05.09.2008  26.5N  80.3W   INTENSE    WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 06.09.2008  28.9N  82.4W    STRONG     WEAKENING RAPIDLY
 12UTC 06.09.2008  31.6N  82.4W   MODERATE   WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 07.09.2008  34.4N  80.7W   MODERATE   WEAKENING SLIGHTLY

             NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER  48 HOURS
                   FORECAST POSITION AT T+ 48 : 19.6N  47.6W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 03.09.2008  19.6N  47.6W     WEAK
 12UTC 03.09.2008  19.8N  50.3W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 04.09.2008  21.1N  53.2W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 04.09.2008  22.6N  55.9W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 05.09.2008  24.3N  58.7W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 05.09.2008  25.3N  60.8W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 06.09.2008  26.1N  62.3W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 06.09.2008  26.4N  64.2W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 07.09.2008  27.1N  66.1W     WEAK    INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY

             NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER  60 HOURS
                   FORECAST POSITION AT T+ 60 : 14.1N  30.1W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 12UTC 03.09.2008  14.1N  30.1W     WEAK
 00UTC 04.09.2008  14.8N  33.3W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 04.09.2008  15.5N  35.1W     WEAK    INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 05.09.2008  15.9N  37.4W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 05.09.2008  16.3N  38.6W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 06.09.2008  17.4N  39.7W     WEAK    INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 06.09.2008  17.7N  40.5W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 07.09.2008  17.9N  42.5W     WEAK     WEAKENING 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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