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 MET OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE FOR NORTH-EAST PACIFIC

 AND ATLANTIC

             GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 00UTC 26.08.2020

   TROPICAL DEPRESSION 99E        ANALYSED POSITION : 15.0N 117.3W

     ATCF IDENTIFIER : EP992020

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 26.08.2020  15.0N 117.3W     WEAK
 12UTC 26.08.2020  15.8N 117.0W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 27.08.2020  16.1N 116.7W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 27.08.2020  16.7N 116.5W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 28.08.2020  17.2N 116.3W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 28.08.2020  18.0N 116.0W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 29.08.2020  19.3N 116.4W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 29.08.2020  20.7N 117.5W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 30.08.2020  21.9N 118.6W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 30.08.2020  23.0N 119.3W   MODERATE   WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 31.08.2020  23.6N 119.3W   MODERATE   WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 31.08.2020  24.0N 119.0W   MODERATE   WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 01.09.2020  24.5N 118.6W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE

        TROPICAL STORM 97E        ANALYSED POSITION : 16.9N 106.9W

     ATCF IDENTIFIER : EP972020

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 26.08.2020  16.9N 106.9W     WEAK
 12UTC 26.08.2020  17.5N 106.4W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 27.08.2020  18.3N 106.6W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 27.08.2020  19.4N 107.1W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 28.08.2020  20.8N 108.0W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 28.08.2020  22.8N 109.0W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 29.08.2020        BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH

             HURRICANE LAURA      ANALYSED POSITION : 24.8N  88.6W

     ATCF IDENTIFIER : AL132020

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 26.08.2020  24.8N  88.6W   MODERATE
 12UTC 26.08.2020  26.1N  91.6W    STRONG   INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 27.08.2020  27.9N  93.5W    STRONG   INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY
 12UTC 27.08.2020  30.3N  94.1W   INTENSE       LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 28.08.2020  33.0N  93.8W    STRONG     WEAKENING RAPIDLY
 12UTC 28.08.2020  35.3N  92.6W   MODERATE   WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 29.08.2020  36.9N  89.8W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 29.08.2020  37.2N  84.9W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 30.08.2020  37.0N  78.0W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 30.08.2020  38.3N  71.7W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 31.08.2020  41.4N  64.7W    STRONG   INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 31.08.2020  46.7N  57.2W    STRONG   INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 01.09.2020  51.5N  51.6W   INTENSE   INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY


 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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