000 WTNT80 EGRR 251800 MET OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE FOR NORTH-EAST PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 12UTC 25.09.2014 TROPICAL STORM RACHEL ANALYSED POSITION : 16.5N 109.4W ATCF IDENTIFIER : EP182014 VERIFYING TIME POSITION STRENGTH TENDENCY -------------- -------- -------- -------- 12UTC 25.09.2014 16.5N 109.4W WEAK 00UTC 26.09.2014 17.3N 111.6W MODERATE LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 26.09.2014 18.0N 113.6W MODERATE LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 27.09.2014 18.7N 115.4W MODERATE LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 27.09.2014 19.4N 116.6W MODERATE LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 28.09.2014 19.9N 117.4W MODERATE LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 28.09.2014 20.6N 118.1W MODERATE LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 29.09.2014 20.9N 118.6W MODERATE LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 29.09.2014 21.1N 119.6W MODERATE LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 30.09.2014 20.9N 120.5W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 30.09.2014 20.6N 121.1W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 01.10.2014 20.0N 121.6W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 01.10.2014 19.1N 122.6W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER 90 HOURS FORECAST POSITION AT T+ 90 : 13.2N 94.2W VERIFYING TIME POSITION STRENGTH TENDENCY -------------- -------- -------- -------- 12UTC 29.09.2014 12.1N 94.4W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 30.09.2014 13.4N 95.8W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 30.09.2014 14.7N 96.8W MODERATE INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY 00UTC 01.10.2014 16.0N 99.1W WEAK WEAKENING SLIGHTLY 12UTC 01.10.2014 16.7N 101.5W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER 120 HOURS FORECAST POSITION AT T+120 : 35.4N 73.4W VERIFYING TIME POSITION STRENGTH TENDENCY -------------- -------- -------- -------- 12UTC 30.09.2014 35.4N 73.4W WEAK 00UTC 01.10.2014 35.4N 73.4W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 01.10.2014 35.4N 74.1W 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 BULLETINS ARE NOW AVAILABLE WHICH PROVIDE EXPLICIT GUIDANCE ON CENTRAL PRESSURE AND MAXIMUM WIND SPEED. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT TROPICAL_CYCLONES@METOFFICE.GOV.UK MET OFFICE, EXETER, UK TOO 251655