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 MET OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE FOR NORTH-EAST PACIFIC

 AND ATLANTIC

             GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 12UTC 10.10.2017

        TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA    ANALYSED POSITION : 31.6N  38.4W

     ATCF IDENTIFIER : AL172017

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 12UTC 10.10.2017  31.6N  38.4W   MODERATE
 00UTC 11.10.2017  30.8N  37.3W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 11.10.2017  30.4N  36.3W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 12.10.2017  30.7N  35.9W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 12.10.2017  31.1N  35.9W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 13.10.2017  31.6N  35.0W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 13.10.2017  32.5N  33.3W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 14.10.2017  33.7N  30.4W    STRONG   INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 14.10.2017  35.3N  26.4W    STRONG   INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 15.10.2017  37.2N  22.0W    STRONG       LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 15.10.2017  41.6N  16.6W    STRONG       LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 16.10.2017  48.0N  12.8W   INTENSE   INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 16.10.2017  53.2N   7.9W    STRONG    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.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT TROPICAL_CYCLONES@METOFFICE.GOV.UK

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