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 MET OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE FOR NORTH-EAST PACIFIC

 AND ATLANTIC

             GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 12UTC 28.02.2015

    TROPICAL STORM DEVELOPED IN THE MODEL ANALYSIS AT POSITION : 29.5S  31.4W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 12UTC 28.02.2015  29.5S  31.4W     WEAK
 00UTC 01.03.2015  28.6S  27.9W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 01.03.2015  28.9S  24.9W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 02.03.2015        BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH

             NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER  84 HOURS
                   FORECAST POSITION AT T+ 84 : 27.4S  27.3W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 04.03.2015  27.4S  27.3W     WEAK
 12UTC 04.03.2015  28.7S  28.5W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 05.03.2015  30.0S  30.1W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 05.03.2015  31.1S  31.9W     WEAK    INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 06.03.2015  31.8S  32.8W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 06.03.2015  33.6S  33.1W     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.
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