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 MET OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE FOR NORTH-EAST PACIFIC

 AND ATLANTIC

             GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 00UTC 30.08.2008

             HURRICANE GUSTAV     ANALYSED POSITION : 19.6N  79.7W

     ATCF IDENTIFIER : AL072008

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 30.08.2008  19.6N  79.7W   MODERATE
 12UTC 30.08.2008  20.4N  81.8W    STRONG   INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 31.08.2008  21.9N  83.0W    STRONG   INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 31.08.2008  23.4N  84.8W    STRONG    WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 01.09.2008  25.0N  86.4W    STRONG   INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 01.09.2008  26.5N  88.2W    STRONG       LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 02.09.2008  27.6N  89.8W    STRONG    WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 02.09.2008  28.3N  91.4W    STRONG       LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 03.09.2008  28.4N  92.5W    STRONG       LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 03.09.2008  28.0N  93.7W    STRONG       LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 04.09.2008  27.2N  94.7W    STRONG       LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 04.09.2008  26.3N  95.3W    STRONG       LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 05.09.2008  25.3N  95.5W    STRONG    WEAKENING SLIGHTLY

        TROPICAL STORM HANNA      ANALYSED POSITION : 22.7N  64.5W

     ATCF IDENTIFIER : AL082008

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 30.08.2008  22.7N  64.5W     WEAK
 12UTC 30.08.2008  23.4N  67.1W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 31.08.2008  23.8N  69.0W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 31.08.2008  24.2N  70.7W   MODERATE   WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 01.09.2008  24.5N  71.8W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 01.09.2008  24.6N  73.0W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 02.09.2008  24.2N  73.9W    STRONG   INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 02.09.2008  23.5N  75.2W    STRONG   INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 03.09.2008  23.0N  76.6W   INTENSE   INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY
 12UTC 03.09.2008  22.4N  77.5W    STRONG    WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 04.09.2008  21.4N  78.5W    STRONG   INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 04.09.2008  21.3N  79.5W    STRONG    WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 05.09.2008  21.6N  80.8W    STRONG    WEAKENING SLIGHTLY

             NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER  48 HOURS
                   FORECAST POSITION AT T+ 48 : 15.8N  18.4W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 01.09.2008  15.8N  18.4W     WEAK
 12UTC 01.09.2008  15.8N  20.1W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 02.09.2008  15.6N  23.3W     WEAK    INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 02.09.2008  17.3N  25.1W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 03.09.2008  17.7N  28.9W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 03.09.2008  18.1N  31.8W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 04.09.2008  18.2N  35.0W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 04.09.2008  18.6N  37.9W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 05.09.2008  19.3N  40.3W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE

 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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