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 MET OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE FOR NORTH-EAST PACIFIC

 AND ATLANTIC

             GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 12UTC 06.09.2008

   TROPICAL DEPRESSION JOSEPHINE  ANALYSED POSITION : 16.8N  37.2W

     ATCF IDENTIFIER : AL102008

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 12UTC 06.09.2008  16.8N  37.2W     WEAK
 00UTC 07.09.2008  17.4N  39.1W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 07.09.2008  17.9N  41.3W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 08.09.2008  18.2N  43.5W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 08.09.2008        BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH

        TROPICAL STORM HANNA      ANALYSED POSITION : 35.9N  78.3W

     ATCF IDENTIFIER : AL082008

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 12UTC 06.09.2008  35.9N  78.3W    STRONG
 00UTC 07.09.2008  39.7N  74.4W    STRONG   INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 07.09.2008  43.3N  68.2W   MODERATE    WEAKENING RAPIDLY
 00UTC 08.09.2008  46.7N  59.7W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 08.09.2008  48.2N  49.8W     WEAK    INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 09.09.2008  48.8N  44.1W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 09.09.2008  49.3N  39.1W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 10.09.2008  51.1N  29.1W    STRONG   INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY
 12UTC 10.09.2008  EXTRA-TROPICAL

             HURRICANE IKE        ANALYSED POSITION : 22.0N  67.2W

     ATCF IDENTIFIER : AL092008

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 12UTC 06.09.2008  22.0N  67.2W   MODERATE
 00UTC 07.09.2008  21.1N  70.1W    STRONG   INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY
 12UTC 07.09.2008  20.9N  73.0W   INTENSE   INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 08.09.2008  20.8N  75.7W   INTENSE    WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 08.09.2008  20.4N  78.0W    STRONG     WEAKENING RAPIDLY
 00UTC 09.09.2008  20.8N  80.6W    STRONG   INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 09.09.2008  21.2N  82.6W    STRONG    WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 10.09.2008  21.8N  84.2W    STRONG       LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 10.09.2008  22.2N  85.7W    STRONG    WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 11.09.2008  22.8N  87.4W    STRONG   INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 11.09.2008  23.1N  89.2W    STRONG       LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 12.09.2008  23.7N  91.4W    STRONG    WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 12.09.2008  24.6N  93.9W    STRONG    WEAKENING SLIGHTLY

    TROPICAL STORM DEVELOPED IN THE MODEL ANALYSIS AT POSITION :
15.3N 103.7W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 12UTC 06.09.2008  15.3N 103.7W     WEAK
 00UTC 07.09.2008  16.1N 104.6W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 07.09.2008  16.8N 106.5W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 08.09.2008  17.4N 109.5W     WEAK    INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 08.09.2008  17.8N 111.2W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 09.09.2008  18.6N 111.5W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 09.09.2008  20.1N 112.4W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 10.09.2008  20.9N 113.2W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 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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