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WTNT80 EGRR 291722

 MET OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE FOR NORTH-EAST PACIFIC

 AND ATLANTIC

             GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 12UTC 29.09.2008

        TROPICAL STORM LAURA      ANALYSED POSITION : 37.7N  47.0W

     ATCF IDENTIFIER : AL122008

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 12UTC 29.09.2008  37.7N  47.0W   MODERATE
 00UTC 30.09.2008  38.8N  48.0W   MODERATE   WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 30.09.2008  41.4N  48.0W    STRONG   INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 01.10.2008  43.0N  48.0W   MODERATE   WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 01.10.2008  46.6N  45.2W   MODERATE   WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 02.10.2008  EXTRA-TROPICAL

             NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER  36 HOURS
                   FORECAST POSITION AT T+ 36 : 15.5N 115.8W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 01.10.2008  15.5N 115.8W     WEAK
 12UTC 01.10.2008  16.3N 116.2W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 02.10.2008  18.6N 118.4W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 02.10.2008  19.6N 120.3W     WEAK    INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 03.10.2008  18.9N 121.1W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 03.10.2008  19.7N 121.8W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 04.10.2008  19.0N 122.8W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 04.10.2008  20.5N 123.4W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 05.10.2008  18.8N 124.6W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 05.10.2008  18.9N 125.4W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE

     
 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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