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WTNT80 EGRR 040549

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

             GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 00UTC 04.09.2008

        TROPICAL STORM HANNA      ANALYSED POSITION : 22.7N  72.1W

     ATCF IDENTIFIER : AL082008

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 04.09.2008  22.7N  72.1W   MODERATE
 12UTC 04.09.2008  25.3N  73.4W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 05.09.2008  26.4N  75.7W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 05.09.2008  29.3N  78.0W   MODERATE     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 06.09.2008  32.5N  79.2W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 06.09.2008  36.1N  78.5W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 07.09.2008  40.0N  75.5W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 07.09.2008  44.0N  70.0W   MODERATE    WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 08.09.2008  EXTRA TROPICAL

             HURRICANE IKE        ANALYSED POSITION : 21.6N  53.3W

     ATCF IDENTIFIER : AL092008

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 04.09.2008  21.6N  53.3W   MODERATE
 12UTC 04.09.2008  23.0N  55.9W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 05.09.2008  24.6N  57.6W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 05.09.2008  25.3N  59.7W   MODERATE   WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 06.09.2008  25.1N  62.2W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 06.09.2008  25.3N  64.4W   MODERATE   WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 07.09.2008  24.5N  67.2W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 07.09.2008  24.6N  69.0W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 08.09.2008  25.3N  71.2W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 08.09.2008  25.4N  72.8W   MODERATE   WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 09.09.2008  25.9N  73.6W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 09.09.2008  26.8N  74.4W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 10.09.2008  28.0N  73.9W    STRONG   INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY

        TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE   ANALYSED POSITION : 14.1N  30.2W

     ATCF IDENTIFIER : AL102008

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 04.09.2008  14.1N  30.2W   MODERATE
 12UTC 04.09.2008  14.1N  31.7W    STRONG   INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY
 00UTC 05.09.2008  14.4N  32.8W   MODERATE    WEAKENING RAPIDLY
 12UTC 05.09.2008  14.7N  33.4W   MODERATE    WEAKENING RAPIDLY
 00UTC 06.09.2008  14.4N  33.9W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 06.09.2008  15.1N  34.5W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 07.09.2008  15.9N  35.7W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 07.09.2008  17.1N  37.8W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 08.09.2008  18.1N  39.7W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 08.09.2008  19.0N  41.9W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 09.09.2008  19.4N  43.7W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 09.09.2008  20.8N  45.8W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 10.09.2008  21.0N  47.5W     WEAK     WEAKENING 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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