000 WTNT80 EGRR 291800 MET OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE FOR NORTH-EAST PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 12UTC 29.10.2012 HURRICANE SANDY ANALYSED POSITION : 36.6N 70.5W ATCF IDENTIFIER : AL182012 VERIFYING TIME POSITION STRENGTH TENDENCY -------------- -------- -------- -------- 12UTC 29.10.2012 36.6N 70.5W INTENSE 00UTC 30.10.2012 39.2N 74.0W INTENSE WEAKENING SLIGHTLY 12UTC 30.10.2012 40.0N 77.3W INTENSE WEAKENING RAPIDLY 00UTC 31.10.2012 39.9N 77.6W STRONG WEAKENING RAPIDLY 12UTC 31.10.2012 40.9N 75.8W WEAK WEAKENING RAPIDLY 00UTC 01.11.2012 44.2N 79.6W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 01.11.2012 BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH TROPICAL STORM DEVELOPED IN THE MODEL ANALYSIS AT POSITION : 13.8N 113.2W VERIFYING TIME POSITION STRENGTH TENDENCY -------------- -------- -------- -------- 12UTC 29.10.2012 13.8N 113.2W WEAK 00UTC 30.10.2012 14.8N 113.9W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 30.10.2012 15.4N 114.9W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 31.10.2012 15.6N 115.7W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 31.10.2012 15.4N 116.0W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 01.11.2012 15.8N 116.6W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 01.11.2012 15.6N 116.6W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 02.11.2012 15.1N 116.6W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 02.11.2012 14.4N 117.0W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 03.11.2012 13.5N 117.0W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 03.11.2012 12.4N 116.9W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 04.11.2012 12.5N 117.6W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 04.11.2012 12.3N 118.2W WEAK 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 MET OFFICE, EXETER, UK TOO 291836