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WTNT80 EGRR 281800

 MET OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE FOR NORTH-EAST PACIFIC

 AND ATLANTIC

             GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 12UTC 28.10.2012

             HURRICANE SANDY      ANALYSED POSITION : 32.0N  73.3W

     ATCF IDENTIFIER : AL182012

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 12UTC 28.10.2012  32.0N  73.3W   INTENSE
 00UTC 29.10.2012  34.0N  70.2W   INTENSE    WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 29.10.2012  36.2N  70.1W   INTENSE       LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 30.10.2012  39.0N  72.5W   INTENSE   INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY
 12UTC 30.10.2012  40.5N  76.2W   INTENSE     WEAKENING RAPIDLY
 00UTC 31.10.2012  40.3N  77.5W    STRONG     WEAKENING RAPIDLY
 12UTC 31.10.2012  40.2N  75.7W     WEAK      WEAKENING RAPIDLY
 00UTC 01.11.2012  44.2N  74.9W   EXTRA-TROPICAL

    TROPICAL STORM DEVELOPED IN THE MODEL ANALYSIS AT POSITION : 13.4N 111.3W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 12UTC 28.10.2012  13.4N 111.3W     WEAK
 00UTC 29.10.2012  14.0N 112.7W     WEAK    INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 29.10.2012  14.7N 113.4W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 30.10.2012  15.5N 114.0W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 30.10.2012  16.1N 114.8W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 31.10.2012  16.3N 115.6W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 31.10.2012  16.5N 115.7W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 01.11.2012  16.3N 116.9W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 01.11.2012  16.1N 117.1W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 02.11.2012  14.9N 117.5W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 02.11.2012  14.4N 117.9W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 03.11.2012  13.7N 118.5W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 03.11.2012  13.0N 119.4W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE

             NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER  36 HOURS
                   FORECAST POSITION AT T+ 36 : 13.4N 104.9W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 30.10.2012  13.4N 104.9W     WEAK
 12UTC 30.10.2012  14.3N 105.6W     WEAK    INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 31.10.2012  14.5N 106.4W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 31.10.2012  14.6N 106.8W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 01.11.2012  14.6N 107.1W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 01.11.2012  14.1N 107.6W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 02.11.2012  13.9N 108.1W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 02.11.2012  14.2N 108.7W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 03.11.2012  15.0N 110.0W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 03.11.2012  15.5N 110.3W     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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