069 WTNT80 EGRR 261600 MET OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE FOR NORTH-EAST PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 12UTC 26.09.2021 HURRICANE SAM ANALYSED POSITION : 13.9N 50.2W ATCF IDENTIFIER : AL182021 VERIFYING TIME POSITION STRENGTH TENDENCY -------------- -------- -------- -------- 12UTC 26.09.2021 13.9N 50.2W INTENSE 00UTC 27.09.2021 14.5N 50.6W STRONG WEAKENING RAPIDLY 12UTC 27.09.2021 15.4N 51.5W STRONG WEAKENING SLIGHTLY 00UTC 28.09.2021 16.3N 52.3W STRONG WEAKENING SLIGHTLY 12UTC 28.09.2021 17.1N 53.4W STRONG LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 29.09.2021 17.8N 54.4W STRONG LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 29.09.2021 18.6N 55.8W STRONG LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 30.09.2021 19.8N 57.6W STRONG INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY 12UTC 30.09.2021 21.1N 59.7W STRONG INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY 00UTC 01.10.2021 23.3N 61.5W STRONG LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 01.10.2021 25.9N 63.4W STRONG LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 02.10.2021 29.4N 64.5W INTENSE INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY 12UTC 02.10.2021 33.7N 63.8W INTENSE INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER 42 HOURS FORECAST POSITION AT T+ 42 : 8.0N 18.5W VERIFYING TIME POSITION STRENGTH TENDENCY -------------- -------- -------- -------- 12UTC 28.09.2021 7.8N 19.9W WEAK WEAKENING RAPIDLY 00UTC 29.09.2021 7.3N 22.3W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 29.09.2021 7.3N 24.4W MODERATE INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY 00UTC 30.09.2021 6.9N 26.0W STRONG INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY 12UTC 30.09.2021 7.3N 26.3W MODERATE LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 01.10.2021 9.0N 27.7W MODERATE WEAKENING SLIGHTLY 12UTC 01.10.2021 10.2N 29.8W MODERATE LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 02.10.2021 11.7N 31.5W MODERATE LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 02.10.2021 13.4N 33.7W WEAK WEAKENING SLIGHTLY NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER 72 HOURS FORECAST POSITION AT T+ 72 : 8.9N 34.5W VERIFYING TIME POSITION STRENGTH TENDENCY -------------- -------- -------- -------- 12UTC 29.09.2021 8.9N 34.5W WEAK 00UTC 30.09.2021 9.4N 37.0W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 30.09.2021 9.3N 39.8W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 01.10.2021 9.5N 42.2W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 01.10.2021 9.3N 45.8W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 02.10.2021 9.5N 49.2W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 02.10.2021 9.4N 52.7W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER 108 HOURS FORECAST POSITION AT T+108 : 13.5N 130.8W VERIFYING TIME POSITION STRENGTH TENDENCY -------------- -------- -------- -------- 00UTC 01.10.2021 13.5N 130.8W WEAK 12UTC 01.10.2021 13.8N 131.0W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 02.10.2021 13.9N 131.9W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 02.10.2021 14.0N 132.2W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER 144 HOURS FORECAST POSITION AT T+144 : 13.3N 104.6W VERIFYING TIME POSITION STRENGTH TENDENCY -------------- -------- -------- -------- 12UTC 02.10.2021 13.3N 104.6W 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 261600