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 MET OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE FOR NORTH-EAST PACIFIC

 AND ATLANTIC

             GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 12UTC 03.01.2016

             NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER  36 HOURS
                   FORECAST POSITION AT T+ 36 : 18.0S  36.3W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 05.01.2016  18.0S  36.3W     WEAK
 12UTC 05.01.2016  18.2S  36.4W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 06.01.2016  17.4S  36.6W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 06.01.2016  17.2S  36.1W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 07.01.2016  17.2S  35.8W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 07.01.2016  18.8S  35.8W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 08.01.2016  21.8S  37.5W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 08.01.2016  24.2S  39.2W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 09.01.2016        BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH

             NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER  96 HOURS
                   FORECAST POSITION AT T+ 96 : 26.1N  72.6W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 12UTC 07.01.2016  26.1N  72.6W     WEAK
 00UTC 08.01.2016  28.4N  69.4W     WEAK    INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 08.01.2016  30.1N  65.2W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 09.01.2016  31.9N  60.6W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 09.01.2016  33.2N  56.1W   MODERATE      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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