000 WTNT80 EGRR 301800 MET OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE FOR NORTH-EAST PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 12UTC 30.09.2014 TROPICAL DEPRESSION RACHEL ANALYSED POSITION : 23.0N 117.4W ATCF IDENTIFIER : EP182014 VERIFYING TIME POSITION STRENGTH TENDENCY -------------- -------- -------- -------- 12UTC 30.09.2014 23.0N 117.4W WEAK 00UTC 01.10.2014 22.6N 117.6W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 01.10.2014 22.3N 117.4W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 02.10.2014 BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH TROPICAL STORM DEVELOPED IN THE MODEL ANALYSIS AT POSITION : 34.5N 64.9W VERIFYING TIME POSITION STRENGTH TENDENCY -------------- -------- -------- -------- 12UTC 30.09.2014 34.5N 64.9W WEAK 00UTC 01.10.2014 36.7N 64.8W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 01.10.2014 39.5N 61.5W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 02.10.2014 40.9N 59.5W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 02.10.2014 40.2N 58.9W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 03.10.2014 39.9N 58.7W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 03.10.2014 39.6N 59.9W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 04.10.2014 40.3N 60.8W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 04.10.2014 38.5N 62.1W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 05.10.2014 39.3N 61.1W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 05.10.2014 BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER 54 HOURS FORECAST POSITION AT T+ 54 : 17.3N 107.3W VERIFYING TIME POSITION STRENGTH TENDENCY -------------- -------- -------- -------- 00UTC 03.10.2014 17.2N 108.2W WEAK INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY 12UTC 03.10.2014 18.8N 109.6W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 04.10.2014 19.8N 111.8W MODERATE LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 04.10.2014 21.0N 114.1W MODERATE LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 05.10.2014 22.3N 115.8W MODERATE LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 05.10.2014 23.7N 116.9W MODERATE LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 06.10.2014 24.5N 117.2W MODERATE LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 06.10.2014 25.1N 117.3W WEAK WEAKENING SLIGHTLY NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER 90 HOURS FORECAST POSITION AT T+ 90 : 11.9N 129.4W VERIFYING TIME POSITION STRENGTH TENDENCY -------------- -------- -------- -------- 12UTC 04.10.2014 12.1N 129.3W WEAK WEAKENING SLIGHTLY 00UTC 05.10.2014 13.1N 129.6W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 05.10.2014 14.1N 130.1W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 06.10.2014 14.9N 130.9W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 06.10.2014 15.2N 131.2W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER 96 HOURS FORECAST POSITION AT T+ 96 : 13.2N 17.2W VERIFYING TIME POSITION STRENGTH TENDENCY -------------- -------- -------- -------- 12UTC 04.10.2014 13.2N 17.2W WEAK 00UTC 05.10.2014 13.6N 19.7W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 05.10.2014 14.0N 22.9W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 06.10.2014 14.4N 25.7W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 06.10.2014 14.6N 28.5W 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 301634