000 WTNT80 EGRR 030418 MET OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE FOR NORTH-EAST PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 00UTC 03.10.2016 HURRICANE MATTHEW ANALYSED POSITION : 14.4N 74.8W ATCF IDENTIFIER : AL142016 VERIFYING TIME POSITION STRENGTH TENDENCY -------------- -------- -------- -------- 00UTC 03.10.2016 14.4N 74.8W STRONG 12UTC 03.10.2016 15.3N 74.6W STRONG LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 04.10.2016 16.9N 74.3W STRONG LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 04.10.2016 18.9N 74.0W STRONG LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 05.10.2016 20.9N 74.2W STRONG LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 05.10.2016 22.4N 74.8W STRONG LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 06.10.2016 23.9N 75.2W STRONG LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 06.10.2016 25.3N 75.9W STRONG INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY 00UTC 07.10.2016 27.0N 76.4W INTENSE INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY 12UTC 07.10.2016 28.8N 77.1W INTENSE INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY 00UTC 08.10.2016 30.7N 78.0W INTENSE LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 08.10.2016 32.6N 78.0W INTENSE LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 09.10.2016 35.1N 76.6W INTENSE WEAKENING SLIGHTLY NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER 114 HOURS FORECAST POSITION AT T+114 : 31.5N 58.6W VERIFYING TIME POSITION STRENGTH TENDENCY -------------- -------- -------- -------- 00UTC 08.10.2016 32.0N 57.9W WEAK WEAKENING SLIGHTLY 12UTC 08.10.2016 31.9N 59.9W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 09.10.2016 31.1N 63.7W 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 030418