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 MET OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE FOR NORTH-EAST PACIFIC

 AND ATLANTIC

             GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 00UTC 22.08.2017

   TROPICAL DEPRESSION HARVEY     ANALYSED POSITION : 18.4N  85.6W

     ATCF IDENTIFIER : AL092017

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 22.08.2017  18.4N  85.6W     WEAK
 12UTC 22.08.2017  19.9N  87.9W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 23.08.2017  21.2N  90.2W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 23.08.2017  22.5N  91.4W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 24.08.2017  23.4N  92.1W     WEAK    INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 24.08.2017  24.5N  92.6W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 25.08.2017  25.8N  93.5W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY
 12UTC 25.08.2017  27.2N  94.5W    STRONG   INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 26.08.2017  28.7N  94.9W    STRONG   INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 26.08.2017  30.0N  94.7W    STRONG       LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 27.08.2017  31.1N  94.1W    STRONG     WEAKENING RAPIDLY
 12UTC 27.08.2017  31.9N  93.0W   MODERATE   WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 28.08.2017  33.5N  92.3W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE

             HURRICANE KENNETH    ANALYSED POSITION : 18.1N 132.4W

     ATCF IDENTIFIER : EP132017

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 22.08.2017  18.1N 132.4W   MODERATE
 12UTC 22.08.2017  19.6N 133.4W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 23.08.2017  21.5N 134.3W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 23.08.2017  23.6N 135.4W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 24.08.2017  25.3N 136.6W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 24.08.2017  26.7N 137.6W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 25.08.2017  27.5N 137.8W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 25.08.2017  27.3N 137.6W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 26.08.2017  27.5N 137.8W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 26.08.2017  27.8N 138.0W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 27.08.2017  28.2N 138.8W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 27.08.2017  28.7N 140.1W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 28.08.2017        BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH

             NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER 138 HOURS
                   FORECAST POSITION AT T+138 : 15.2N  19.8W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 28.08.2017  15.4N  21.1W     WEAK    INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY


 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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