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 MET OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE FOR NORTH-EAST PACIFIC

 AND ATLANTIC

             GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 00UTC 03.08.2018

             HURRICANE HECTOR     ANALYSED POSITION : 13.8N 126.4W

     ATCF IDENTIFIER : EP102018

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 03.08.2018  13.8N 126.4W    STRONG
 12UTC 03.08.2018  13.9N 128.2W    STRONG    WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 04.08.2018  14.4N 130.3W    STRONG       LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 04.08.2018  14.5N 132.5W    STRONG       LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 05.08.2018  14.5N 134.6W    STRONG    WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 05.08.2018  14.5N 136.6W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 06.08.2018  14.7N 138.8W    STRONG       LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 06.08.2018  15.1N 141.2W    STRONG   INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 07.08.2018  15.8N 144.1W    STRONG   INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 07.08.2018  16.1N 147.5W    STRONG    WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 08.08.2018  16.2N 150.8W   MODERATE   WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 08.08.2018  16.2N 154.2W   MODERATE   WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 09.08.2018  16.3N 157.2W   MODERATE   WEAKENING SLIGHTLY

             NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER  60 HOURS
                   FORECAST POSITION AT T+ 60 : 13.8N  99.4W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 12UTC 05.08.2018  13.8N  99.4W     WEAK
 00UTC 06.08.2018  14.9N 101.7W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 06.08.2018  15.6N 103.6W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 07.08.2018  16.4N 105.7W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 07.08.2018  17.2N 107.4W    STRONG   INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 08.08.2018  18.6N 109.3W    STRONG       LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 08.08.2018  20.4N 113.4W   MODERATE    WEAKENING RAPIDLY
 00UTC 09.08.2018  19.1N 116.4W   MODERATE   WEAKENING SLIGHTLY

             NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER  96 HOURS
                   FORECAST POSITION AT T+ 96 : 16.8N 114.3W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 07.08.2018  16.8N 114.3W     WEAK
 12UTC 07.08.2018  16.8N 114.2W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 08.08.2018  16.6N 114.3W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 08.08.2018  17.0N 113.2W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 09.08.2018  19.1N 116.4W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE

             NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER 144 HOURS
                   FORECAST POSITION AT T+144 : 10.9N 166.4W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 09.08.2018  10.9N 166.4W     WEAK


 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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