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 MET OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE FOR NORTH-EAST PACIFIC

 AND ATLANTIC

             GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 00UTC 22.08.2018

             HURRICANE LANE       ANALYSED POSITION : 14.2N 153.0W

     ATCF IDENTIFIER : EP142018

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 22.08.2018  14.2N 153.0W   MODERATE
 12UTC 22.08.2018  15.0N 154.7W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 23.08.2018  15.6N 155.9W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 23.08.2018  16.5N 156.8W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 24.08.2018  17.6N 157.1W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 24.08.2018  19.2N 156.7W   MODERATE   WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 25.08.2018  20.0N 157.0W     WEAK      WEAKENING RAPIDLY
 12UTC 25.08.2018  20.6N 158.2W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 26.08.2018  19.9N 160.3W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 26.08.2018  19.7N 161.5W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 27.08.2018  19.6N 163.1W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 27.08.2018  20.0N 163.6W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 28.08.2018  20.8N 164.1W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE

             NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER 144 HOURS
                   FORECAST POSITION AT T+144 : 10.8N  97.7W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 28.08.2018  10.8N  97.7W     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.

 BULLETINS ARE NOW AVAILABLE WHICH PROVIDE EXPLICIT GUIDANCE
 ON CENTRAL PRESSURE AND MAXIMUM WIND SPEED.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT TROPICAL_CYCLONES@METOFFICE.GOV.UK

 MET OFFICE, EXETER, UK

 TOO 220404