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 MET OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE FOR NORTH-EAST PACIFIC

 AND ATLANTIC

             GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 12UTC 03.05.2018

             NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER  78 HOURS
                   FORECAST POSITION AT T+ 78 : 36.5N  73.4W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 07.05.2018  38.4N  70.1W     WEAK    INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY
 12UTC 07.05.2018  44.1N  60.3W     WEAK    INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 08.05.2018  51.9N  48.6W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY
 12UTC 08.05.2018  54.6N  41.7W    STRONG   INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY
 00UTC 09.05.2018  54.8N  30.0W    STRONG    WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 09.05.2018        BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH

             NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER 138 HOURS
                   FORECAST POSITION AT T+138 : 13.3N 121.9W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 12UTC 09.05.2018  13.6N 122.6W     WEAK      WEAKENING 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.

 BULLETINS ARE NOW AVAILABLE WHICH PROVIDE EXPLICIT GUIDANCE
 ON CENTRAL PRESSURE AND MAXIMUM WIND SPEED.
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