000 WTNT80 EGRR 271642 MET OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE FOR NORTH-EAST PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 12UTC 27.02.2008 TROPICAL STORM DEVELOPED IN THE MODEL ANALYSIS AT POSITION : 18.2S 35.3W VERIFYING TIME POSITION STRENGTH TENDENCY -------------- -------- -------- -------- 12UTC 27.02.2008 18.2S 35.3W WEAK 00UTC 28.02.2008 19.7S 33.9W WEAK INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY 12UTC 28.02.2008 21.3S 32.1W MODERATE INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY 00UTC 29.02.2008 23.2S 30.7W WEAK WEAKENING SLIGHTLY 12UTC 29.02.2008 27.6S 28.8W MODERATE INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY 00UTC 01.03.2008 30.6S 28.9W MODERATE INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY 12UTC 01.03.2008 31.9S 29.0W WEAK WEAKENING RAPIDLY 00UTC 02.03.2008 EXTRA-TROPICAL 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 MET OFFICE, EXETER, UK TOO 271642