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 MET OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE FOR NORTH-EAST PACIFIC

 AND ATLANTIC

             GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 12UTC 20.08.2012

        TROPICAL STORM GORDON     ANALYSED POSITION : 38.3N  23.3W

     ATCF IDENTIFIER : AL082012

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 12UTC 20.08.2012  38.3N  23.3W   INTENSE
 00UTC 21.08.2012  39.1N  19.9W   MODERATE    WEAKENING RAPIDLY
 12UTC 21.08.2012        BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH

             NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER  60 HOURS
                   FORECAST POSITION AT T+ 60 : 17.2N 60.5W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 23.08.2012  17.2N 60.5W     WEAK
 12UTC 23.08.2012  17.0N 63.5W     WEAK      INTENSIYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 24.08.2012  18.2N 65.5W     WEAK      INTENSIYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 24.08.2012  18.5N 67.6W     MODERATE  INTENSIYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 25.08.2012  19.5N 70.2W     MODERATE    LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 25.08.2012  20.3N 73.0W     MODERATE    LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 26.08.2012  20.5N 74.3W     MODERATE    LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 26.08.2012  22.2N 76.4W     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


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