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WTNT80 EGRR 050604

 MET OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE FOR NORTH-EAST PACIFIC

 AND ATLANTIC

             GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 00UTC 05.09.2008

        TROPICAL STORM HANNA      ANALYSED POSITION : 26.1N  76.2W

     ATCF IDENTIFIER : AL082008

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 05.09.2008  26.1N  76.2W   MODERATE
 12UTC 05.09.2008  28.7N  79.1W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 06.09.2008  30.5N  80.2W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 06.09.2008  33.9N  80.2W   MODERATE   WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 07.09.2008  37.2N  77.8W    WEAK         LITTLE CHANGE  
 12UTC 07.09.2008  41.3N  73.4W    WEAK      WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 08.09.2008  EXTRA-TROPICAL

             HURRICANE IKE        ANALYSED POSITION : 23.8N  59.3W

     ATCF IDENTIFIER : AL092008

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 05.09.2008  23.8N  59.3W   MODERATE
 12UTC 05.09.2008  23.5N  61.7W    STRONG   INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY
 00UTC 06.09.2008  24.5N  64.0W   MODERATE   WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 06.09.2008  24.9N  66.8W   MODERATE   WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 07.09.2008  25.0N  69.6W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 07.09.2008  25.0N  72.2W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 08.09.2008  24.6N  74.4W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 08.09.2008  24.8N  76.7W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 09.09.2008  25.0N  78.5W   MODERATE   WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 09.09.2008  25.7N  80.2W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 10.09.2008  25.7N  80.8W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 10.09.2008  26.9N  81.4W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 11.09.2008  27.8N  81.7W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY

        TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHIN   ANALYSED POSITION : 14.8N  33.4W

     ATCF IDENTIFIER : AL102008

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 05.09.2008  14.8N  33.4W   MODERATE
 12UTC 05.09.2008  15.0N  34.7W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 06.09.2008  15.5N  36.4W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 06.09.2008  15.9N  38.6W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 07.09.2008  16.7N  40.7W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 07.09.2008  17.5N  43.0W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 08.09.2008  18.1N  45.1W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 08.09.2008  18.6N  47.1W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 09.09.2008  19.4N  49.2W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 09.09.2008  19.7N  51.0W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 10.09.2008        BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH

             NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER  12 HOURS
                   FORECAST POSITION AT T+ 12 : 15.1N 103.3W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 12UTC 05.09.2008  15.1N 103.3W     WEAK
 00UTC 06.09.2008  15.6N 102.5W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 06.09.2008  15.1N 106.1W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 07.09.2008  14.8N 108.7W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 07.09.2008  16.0N 109.5W     WEAK    INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 08.09.2008  17.1N 109.8W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 08.09.2008  17.1N 111.7W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 09.09.2008  19.3N 112.6W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 09.09.2008  19.2N 113.2W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 10.09.2008        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


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