000 WTNT80 EGRR 271800 MET OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE FOR NORTH-EAST PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 12UTC 27.08.2011 HURRICANE IRENE ANALYSED POSITION : 34.8N 76.5W ATCF IDENTIFIER : AL092011 VERIFYING TIME POSITION STRENGTH TENDENCY -------------- -------- -------- -------- 12UTC 27.08.2011 34.8N 76.5W INTENSE 00UTC 28.08.2011 36.5N 75.8W INTENSE WEAKENING RAPIDLY 12UTC 28.08.2011 39.9N 74.1W INTENSE WEAKENING RAPIDLY 00UTC 29.08.2011 43.5N 71.6W STRONG INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY 12UTC 29.08.2011 48.4N 68.0W STRONG WEAKENING RAPIDLY 00UTC 30.08.2011 EXTRA-TROPICAL NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER 48 HOURS FORECAST POSITION AT T+ 48 : 11.9N 26.0W VERIFYING TIME POSITION STRENGTH TENDENCY -------------- -------- -------- -------- 12UTC 29.08.2011 11.9N 26.0W WEAK 00UTC 30.08.2011 12.3N 30.2W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 30.08.2011 13.1N 33.3W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 31.08.2011 14.3N 37.2W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 31.08.2011 15.2N 41.0W WEAK INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY 00UTC 01.09.2011 16.1N 44.3W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 01.09.2011 17.6N 47.2W WEAK INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY 00UTC 02.09.2011 18.4N 50.1W MODERATE INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY 12UTC 02.09.2011 20.0N 52.2W MODERATE 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 MET OFFICE, EXETER, UK TOO 271650