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 MET OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE FOR NORTH-EAST PACIFIC

 AND ATLANTIC

             GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 12UTC 24.08.2020

   TROPICAL DEPRESSION 97E        ANALYSED POSITION : 15.4N 107.2W

     ATCF IDENTIFIER : EP972020

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 12UTC 24.08.2020  15.4N 107.2W     WEAK
 00UTC 25.08.2020        BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH

   TROPICAL DEPRESSION 98E        ANALYSED POSITION : 14.7N  95.8W

     ATCF IDENTIFIER : EP982020

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 12UTC 24.08.2020  14.7N  95.8W     WEAK
 00UTC 25.08.2020        BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH

        TROPICAL STORM LAURA      ANALYSED POSITION : 21.0N  79.7W

     ATCF IDENTIFIER : AL132020

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 12UTC 24.08.2020  21.0N  79.7W     WEAK
 00UTC 25.08.2020  22.5N  83.2W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 25.08.2020  23.8N  86.3W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 26.08.2020  25.1N  89.3W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 26.08.2020  26.6N  91.8W    STRONG   INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY
 00UTC 27.08.2020  28.5N  93.4W   INTENSE   INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY
 12UTC 27.08.2020  31.2N  93.5W    STRONG    WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 28.08.2020  34.2N  92.4W    STRONG     WEAKENING RAPIDLY
 12UTC 28.08.2020  36.4N  90.5W    STRONG    WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 29.08.2020  37.7N  86.5W    STRONG       LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 29.08.2020  38.1N  79.7W   MODERATE   WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 30.08.2020  39.8N  72.4W    STRONG   INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 30.08.2020  44.1N  65.2W    STRONG   INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY

        TROPICAL STORM MARCO      ANALYSED POSITION : 28.0N  88.1W

     ATCF IDENTIFIER : AL142020

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 12UTC 24.08.2020  28.0N  88.1W     WEAK
 00UTC 25.08.2020        BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH

             NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER  60 HOURS
                   FORECAST POSITION AT T+ 60 : 17.0N 114.0W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 27.08.2020  17.0N 114.0W     WEAK
 12UTC 27.08.2020  17.7N 114.1W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 28.08.2020  18.8N 114.1W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 28.08.2020  19.5N 114.9W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 29.08.2020  20.2N 116.5W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 29.08.2020  21.0N 117.9W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 30.08.2020  21.9N 119.7W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 30.08.2020  22.3N 121.2W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE


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 RSMCS. IT REQUIRES INTERPRETATION BY TROPICAL CYCLONE SPECIALISTS
 AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS A FINAL PRODUCT.

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