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 MET OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE FOR NORTH-EAST PACIFIC

 AND ATLANTIC

             GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 00UTC 04.01.2016

             NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER   6 HOURS
                   FORECAST POSITION AT T+  6 : 20.2S  36.4W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 12UTC 04.01.2016  19.7S  36.1W     WEAK      WEAKENING RAPIDLY
 00UTC 05.01.2016  19.1S  34.5W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 05.01.2016  19.1S  33.3W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 06.01.2016  19.8S  32.1W     WEAK    INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 06.01.2016  21.6S  32.9W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 07.01.2016  21.9S  36.3W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 07.01.2016  21.8S  38.0W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 08.01.2016  23.0S  38.6W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 08.01.2016  25.5S  39.4W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 09.01.2016  28.0S  39.3W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 09.01.2016        BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH

             NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER  84 HOURS
                   FORECAST POSITION AT T+ 84 :  2.7N 171.9W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 12UTC 07.01.2016   2.7N 171.9W     WEAK
 00UTC 08.01.2016   3.6N 172.1W     WEAK    INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 08.01.2016   4.5N 172.7W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 09.01.2016   5.0N 173.5W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 09.01.2016   5.4N 173.9W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 10.01.2016   6.0N 175.0W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE

             NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER  84 HOURS
                   FORECAST POSITION AT T+ 84 : 26.7N  73.6W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 12UTC 07.01.2016  26.7N  73.6W     WEAK
 00UTC 08.01.2016  28.8N  71.0W     WEAK    INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 08.01.2016  30.1N  68.2W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 09.01.2016  30.9N  64.4W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 09.01.2016  31.6N  61.5W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 10.01.2016  31.5N  59.6W   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.

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 ON CENTRAL PRESSURE AND MAXIMUM WIND SPEED.
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