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WTNT80 EGRR 270453

 MET OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE FOR NORTH-EAST PACIFIC
 AND ATLANTIC

             GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 00UTC 27.08.2008

        TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV     ANALYSED POSITION : 18.0N  72.8W

     ATCF IDENTIFIER : AL072008

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 27.08.2008  18.0N  72.8W     WEAK
 12UTC 27.08.2008  19.0N  74.1W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 28.08.2008  19.0N  75.2W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 28.08.2008  18.3N  76.4W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 29.08.2008  17.8N  78.0W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 29.08.2008  18.1N  79.0W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 30.08.2008  19.0N  81.3W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 30.08.2008  20.1N  83.5W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 31.08.2008  21.4N  85.4W     WEAK    INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 31.08.2008  23.1N  87.9W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 01.09.2008  24.3N  89.3W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 01.09.2008  25.6N  91.2W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 02.09.2008  26.4N  92.1W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
    
             
             NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER  60 HOURS
                   FORECAST POSITION AT T+ 60 : 13.3N  19.9W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 12UTC 29.08.2008  13.3N  19.9W   MODERATE
 00UTC 30.08.2008  13.7N  22.3W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 30.08.2008  14.4N  25.1W    STRONG   INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY
 00UTC 31.08.2008  15.6N  27.3W    STRONG       LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 31.08.2008  16.6N  31.1W   MODERATE   WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 01.09.2008  17.7N  34.4W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 01.09.2008  18.5N  37.0W   MODERATE   WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 02.09.2008  19.8N  39.6W   MODERATE  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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