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 MET OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE FOR NORTH-EAST PACIFIC

 AND ATLANTIC

             GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 12UTC 01.08.2018

        TROPICAL STORM HECTOR     ANALYSED POSITION : 13.3N 120.0W

     ATCF IDENTIFIER : EP102018

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 12UTC 01.08.2018  13.3N 120.0W     WEAK
 00UTC 02.08.2018  13.9N 122.1W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 02.08.2018  14.8N 124.3W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 03.08.2018  15.3N 126.5W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 03.08.2018  15.7N 129.1W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 04.08.2018  15.5N 132.0W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 04.08.2018  15.0N 135.0W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 05.08.2018  14.2N 137.7W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 05.08.2018  13.1N 140.4W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 06.08.2018  12.7N 143.1W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 06.08.2018  12.4N 145.8W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 07.08.2018  12.3N 148.3W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 07.08.2018  12.2N 150.5W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE

             NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER  42 HOURS
                   FORECAST POSITION AT T+ 42 : 40.1N  36.5W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 12UTC 03.08.2018  40.0N  38.0W     WEAK      WEAKENING RAPIDLY
 00UTC 04.08.2018  39.9N  40.3W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 04.08.2018  40.6N  41.7W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 05.08.2018        BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH

             NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER 132 HOURS
                   FORECAST POSITION AT T+132 : 14.9N 110.9W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 07.08.2018  14.9N 110.9W     WEAK
 12UTC 07.08.2018  15.6N 112.9W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE


 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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 ON CENTRAL PRESSURE AND MAXIMUM WIND SPEED.
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