000 WTNT80 EGRR 290600 MET OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE FOR NORTH-EAST PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 00UTC 29.10.2012 HURRICANE SANDY ANALYSED POSITION : 33.9N 71.2W ATCF IDENTIFIER : AL182012 VERIFYING TIME POSITION STRENGTH TENDENCY -------------- -------- -------- -------- 00UTC 29.10.2012 33.9N 71.2W INTENSE 12UTC 29.10.2012 36.2N 70.8W INTENSE LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 30.10.2012 38.9N 73.7W INTENSE INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY 12UTC 30.10.2012 40.0N 76.8W INTENSE WEAKENING RAPIDLY 00UTC 31.10.2012 40.1N 77.9W STRONG WEAKENING RAPIDLY 12UTC 31.10.2012 40.0N 76.4W WEAK WEAKENING RAPIDLY 00UTC 01.11.2012 43.2N 74.7W WEAK WEAKENING SLIGHTLY 12UTC 01.11.2012 EXTRA-TROPICAL TROPICAL STORM DEVELOPED IN THE MODEL ANALYSIS AT POSITION : 13.2N 112.5W VERIFYING TIME POSITION STRENGTH TENDENCY -------------- -------- -------- -------- 00UTC 29.10.2012 13.2N 112.5W WEAK 12UTC 29.10.2012 14.1N 113.6W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 30.10.2012 14.9N 114.0W MODERATE LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 30.10.2012 15.5N 114.8W MODERATE LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 31.10.2012 15.6N 115.9W MODERATE LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 31.10.2012 15.9N 116.3W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 01.11.2012 16.0N 116.6W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 01.11.2012 15.8N 116.5W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 02.11.2012 15.5N 116.3W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 02.11.2012 14.6N 116.5W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 03.11.2012 14.0N 116.9W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 03.11.2012 13.6N 116.8W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 04.11.2012 12.8N 117.2W 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 MET OFFICE, EXETER, UK TOO 290455