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 MET OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE FOR NORTH-EAST PACIFIC

 AND ATLANTIC

             GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 00UTC 16.08.2017

             HURRICANE GERT       ANALYSED POSITION : 34.2N  71.0W

     ATCF IDENTIFIER : AL082017

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 16.08.2017  34.2N  71.0W   MODERATE
 12UTC 16.08.2017  36.9N  67.7W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 17.08.2017  38.6N  61.9W    STRONG   INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY
 12UTC 17.08.2017  40.9N  54.1W    STRONG       LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 18.08.2017  44.4N  45.5W   MODERATE   WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 18.08.2017  48.7N  38.4W   MODERATE   WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 19.08.2017  51.9N  33.3W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 19.08.2017  54.3N  29.6W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 20.08.2017  POST-TROPICAL

             NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER  12 HOURS
                   FORECAST POSITION AT T+ 12 : 13.1N 143.9W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 12UTC 16.08.2017  13.1N 143.9W     WEAK
 00UTC 17.08.2017  14.0N 144.4W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 17.08.2017  14.5N 144.7W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 18.08.2017        BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH

             NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER  96 HOURS
                   FORECAST POSITION AT T+ 96 : 14.3N  71.1W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 20.08.2017  14.3N  71.1W     WEAK
 12UTC 20.08.2017  14.8N  75.5W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 21.08.2017  15.6N  78.8W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 21.08.2017  16.1N  82.8W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 22.08.2017  16.9N  85.7W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE

             NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER  96 HOURS
                   FORECAST POSITION AT T+ 96 : 17.0N  43.1W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 20.08.2017  17.0N  43.1W     WEAK
 12UTC 20.08.2017  17.8N  46.9W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 21.08.2017  18.1N  50.2W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 21.08.2017  18.2N  53.0W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 22.08.2017  18.9N  54.6W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE

             NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER 102 HOURS
                   FORECAST POSITION AT T+102 : 20.0N  61.1W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 12UTC 20.08.2017  20.3N  62.3W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 21.08.2017  21.4N  65.2W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 21.08.2017  22.5N  67.9W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 22.08.2017  23.2N  70.2W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING 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.

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