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WTNT80 EGRR 160600

 MET OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE FOR NORTH-EAST PACIFIC

 AND ATLANTIC

             GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 00UTC 16.10.2009

        TROPICAL STORM RICK      ANALYSED POSITION : 12.6N  97.4W

     ATCF IDENTIFIER : EP202009

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 16.10.2009  12.6N  97.4W     WEAK
 12UTC 16.10.2009  13.0N  98.8W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 17.10.2009  13.5N 100.5W    STRONG   INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY
 12UTC 17.10.2009  14.0N 103.1W    STRONG       LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 18.10.2009  14.1N 105.8W   MODERATE    WEAKENING RAPIDLY
 12UTC 18.10.2009  14.9N 108.2W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 19.10.2009  15.6N 111.2W   MODERATE   WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 19.10.2009  16.4N 113.7W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 20.10.2009  17.0N 116.1W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 20.10.2009  17.0N 117.7W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 21.10.2009  17.1N 119.4W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 21.10.2009  17.7N 120.7W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 22.10.2009  18.1N 122.6W     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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