000 WTNT80 EGRR 140417 MET OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE FOR NORTH-EAST PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 00UTC 14.01.2016 TROPICAL STORM ALEX ANALYSED POSITION : 28.0N 30.3W ATCF IDENTIFIER : AL012016 VERIFYING TIME POSITION STRENGTH TENDENCY -------------- -------- -------- -------- 00UTC 14.01.2016 28.0N 30.3W MODERATE 12UTC 14.01.2016 30.8N 28.6W MODERATE LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 15.01.2016 34.5N 27.0W MODERATE LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 15.01.2016 39.0N 27.9W MODERATE LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 16.01.2016 45.1N 28.6W STRONG INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY 12UTC 16.01.2016 53.6N 32.6W STRONG INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY 00UTC 17.01.2016 POST-TROPICAL TROPICAL STORM PALI ANALYSED POSITION : 3.0N 171.8W ATCF IDENTIFIER : CP012016 VERIFYING TIME POSITION STRENGTH TENDENCY -------------- -------- -------- -------- 00UTC 14.01.2016 3.0N 171.8W MODERATE 12UTC 14.01.2016 2.0N 172.8W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 15.01.2016 1.6N 173.5W MODERATE INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY 12UTC 15.01.2016 1.4N 174.4W MODERATE LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 16.01.2016 1.3N 175.2W MODERATE LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 16.01.2016 1.3N 175.4W MODERATE LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 17.01.2016 1.4N 175.1W MODERATE LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 17.01.2016 1.1N 174.1W WEAK WEAKENING SLIGHTLY 00UTC 18.01.2016 0.8N 173.8W WEAK WEAKENING SLIGHTLY 12UTC 18.01.2016 0.2S 174.3W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 19.01.2016 BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER 84 HOURS FORECAST POSITION AT T+ 84 : 24.9S 38.4W VERIFYING TIME POSITION STRENGTH TENDENCY -------------- -------- -------- -------- 12UTC 17.01.2016 24.9S 38.4W WEAK 00UTC 18.01.2016 26.1S 38.0W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 18.01.2016 27.3S 37.0W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 19.01.2016 28.3S 36.2W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 19.01.2016 28.9S 35.6W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 20.01.2016 30.4S 35.2W 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 140417