000 WTNT80 EGRR 141617 MET OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE FOR NORTH-EAST PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 12UTC 14.08.2015 TROPICAL DEPRESSION HILDA ANALYSED POSITION : 15.2N 157.3W ATCF IDENTIFIER : EP102015 VERIFYING TIME POSITION STRENGTH TENDENCY -------------- -------- -------- -------- 12UTC 14.08.2015 15.2N 157.3W WEAK 00UTC 15.08.2015 BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER 42 HOURS FORECAST POSITION AT T+ 42 : 17.9N 115.9W VERIFYING TIME POSITION STRENGTH TENDENCY -------------- -------- -------- -------- 12UTC 16.08.2015 18.4N 116.9W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 17.08.2015 20.3N 119.6W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 17.08.2015 22.8N 122.3W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 18.08.2015 24.3N 124.9W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 18.08.2015 25.4N 126.5W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 19.08.2015 26.6N 127.7W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 19.08.2015 BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER 114 HOURS FORECAST POSITION AT T+114 : 10.9N 41.3W VERIFYING TIME POSITION STRENGTH TENDENCY -------------- -------- -------- -------- 12UTC 19.08.2015 10.8N 42.4W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 20.08.2015 11.1N 44.3W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 20.08.2015 11.5N 45.7W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER 114 HOURS FORECAST POSITION AT T+114 : 11.5N 156.3W VERIFYING TIME POSITION STRENGTH TENDENCY -------------- -------- -------- -------- 12UTC 19.08.2015 12.0N 156.7W WEAK INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY 00UTC 20.08.2015 12.4N 158.0W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 20.08.2015 12.7N 160.0W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER 126 HOURS FORECAST POSITION AT T+126 : 36.0N 65.6W VERIFYING TIME POSITION STRENGTH TENDENCY -------------- -------- -------- -------- 00UTC 20.08.2015 36.1N 65.1W WEAK WEAKENING SLIGHTLY 12UTC 20.08.2015 36.5N 63.6W 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 141617