000 WTNT80 EGRR 281617 MET OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE FOR NORTH-EAST PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 12UTC 28.07.2015 TROPICAL DEPRESSION 08E ANALYSED POSITION : 17.0N 128.4W ATCF IDENTIFIER : EP082015 VERIFYING TIME POSITION STRENGTH TENDENCY -------------- -------- -------- -------- 12UTC 28.07.2015 17.0N 128.4W WEAK 00UTC 29.07.2015 16.6N 131.1W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 29.07.2015 16.5N 133.6W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 30.07.2015 15.9N 135.9W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 30.07.2015 16.1N 138.4W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 31.07.2015 16.2N 140.8W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 31.07.2015 BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH TROPICAL STORM DEVELOPED IN THE MODEL ANALYSIS AT POSITION : 35.5N 63.7W VERIFYING TIME POSITION STRENGTH TENDENCY -------------- -------- -------- -------- 12UTC 28.07.2015 35.5N 63.7W WEAK 00UTC 29.07.2015 37.3N 63.0W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 29.07.2015 39.5N 58.9W WEAK INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY 00UTC 30.07.2015 42.2N 55.3W MODERATE INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY 12UTC 30.07.2015 45.0N 53.7W MODERATE INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY 00UTC 31.07.2015 44.9N 51.4W MODERATE WEAKENING SLIGHTLY 12UTC 31.07.2015 44.6N 44.7W WEAK WEAKENING SLIGHTLY 00UTC 01.08.2015 BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER 24 HOURS FORECAST POSITION AT T+ 24 : 29.9N 78.8W VERIFYING TIME POSITION STRENGTH TENDENCY -------------- -------- -------- -------- 12UTC 29.07.2015 29.9N 78.8W WEAK 00UTC 30.07.2015 29.8N 78.4W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 30.07.2015 30.3N 77.8W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 31.07.2015 30.8N 77.8W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 31.07.2015 31.8N 78.3W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 01.08.2015 32.2N 78.7W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 01.08.2015 33.0N 78.3W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 02.08.2015 34.5N 75.7W MODERATE INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY 12UTC 02.08.2015 38.3N 71.2W STRONG INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY 00UTC 03.08.2015 42.0N 64.7W MODERATE WEAKENING SLIGHTLY 12UTC 03.08.2015 45.3N 56.0W MODERATE WEAKENING SLIGHTLY NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER 54 HOURS FORECAST POSITION AT T+ 54 : 9.7N 126.2W VERIFYING TIME POSITION STRENGTH TENDENCY -------------- -------- -------- -------- 00UTC 31.07.2015 9.6N 128.6W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 31.07.2015 11.4N 130.8W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 01.08.2015 12.5N 134.3W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 01.08.2015 13.0N 137.5W MODERATE LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 02.08.2015 13.7N 140.6W MODERATE LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 02.08.2015 14.0N 143.6W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 03.08.2015 15.0N 146.1W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 03.08.2015 15.4N 148.1W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER 102 HOURS FORECAST POSITION AT T+102 : 27.0N 86.6W VERIFYING TIME POSITION STRENGTH TENDENCY -------------- -------- -------- -------- 00UTC 02.08.2015 26.5N 87.0W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 02.08.2015 27.7N 85.3W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 03.08.2015 27.7N 84.8W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 03.08.2015 29.0N 85.3W 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. 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 281617