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WTNT80 EGRR 100418

 MET OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE FOR NORTH-EAST PACIFIC

 AND ATLANTIC

             GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 00UTC 10.03.2017

             NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER  60 HOURS
                   FORECAST POSITION AT T+ 60 : 32.1S  48.2W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 12UTC 12.03.2017  32.1S  48.2W     WEAK
 00UTC 13.03.2017  36.2S  42.2W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 13.03.2017  42.6S  37.2W    STRONG   INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY
 00UTC 14.03.2017  43.7S  33.6W   INTENSE   INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 14.03.2017  46.3S  22.8W    STRONG     WEAKENING RAPIDLY
 00UTC 15.03.2017  50.2S  14.7W    STRONG       LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 15.03.2017  51.3S  11.7W    STRONG       LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 16.03.2017  49.2S  10.5W    STRONG    WEAKENING SLIGHTLY

             NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER  90 HOURS
                   FORECAST POSITION AT T+ 90 : 31.5N  78.7W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 14.03.2017  33.1N  78.5W     WEAK      WEAKENING RAPIDLY
 12UTC 14.03.2017  37.0N  77.1W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY
 00UTC 15.03.2017  39.1N  72.4W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 15.03.2017  41.4N  71.0W    STRONG       LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 16.03.2017  43.0N  69.1W   MODERATE   WEAKENING SLIGHTLY


 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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