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 MET OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE FOR NORTH-EAST PACIFIC

 AND ATLANTIC

             GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 00UTC 23.08.2011

             HURRICANE IRENE      ANALYSED POSITION : 19.5N  68.8W

     ATCF IDENTIFIER : AL092011

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 23.08.2011  19.5N  68.8W    STRONG
 12UTC 23.08.2011  20.3N  70.9W    STRONG       LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 24.08.2011  20.5N  72.2W    STRONG       LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 24.08.2011  21.3N  73.7W    STRONG       LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 25.08.2011  22.3N  75.3W    STRONG       LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 25.08.2011  23.6N  76.5W   INTENSE       LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 26.08.2011  25.4N  77.5W   INTENSE       LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 26.08.2011  27.5N  77.9W   INTENSE   INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY
 00UTC 27.08.2011  29.2N  78.3W   INTENSE   INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 27.08.2011  31.1N  78.6W   INTENSE   INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY
 00UTC 28.08.2011  32.9N  78.9W   INTENSE       LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 28.08.2011  33.9N  78.6W    STRONG     WEAKENING RAPIDLY
 00UTC 29.08.2011  35.8N  77.1W    STRONG       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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