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 MET OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE FOR NORTH-EAST PACIFIC

 AND ATLANTIC

             GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 12UTC 01.08.2016

        TROPICAL STORM HOWARD     ANALYSED POSITION : 16.4N 123.7W

     ATCF IDENTIFIER : EP092016

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 12UTC 01.08.2016  16.4N 123.7W   MODERATE
 00UTC 02.08.2016  17.7N 125.9W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 02.08.2016  18.9N 128.5W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 03.08.2016  20.1N 131.3W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 03.08.2016  21.2N 134.1W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 04.08.2016  21.6N 137.1W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 04.08.2016  22.0N 140.0W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 05.08.2016  22.5N 142.8W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 05.08.2016  22.8N 145.8W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 06.08.2016  23.1N 148.6W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 06.08.2016  23.1N 151.2W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 07.08.2016  23.3N 154.0W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 07.08.2016        BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH

             NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER  24 HOURS
                   FORECAST POSITION AT T+ 24 : 16.4N  79.6W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 12UTC 02.08.2016  16.4N  79.6W     WEAK
 00UTC 03.08.2016  16.7N  82.7W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 03.08.2016  16.7N  85.8W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 04.08.2016  17.0N  88.2W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 04.08.2016  17.2N  90.6W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 05.08.2016  17.6N  94.1W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 05.08.2016  14.4N  94.5W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 06.08.2016        BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH

             NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER  78 HOURS
                   FORECAST POSITION AT T+ 78 : 15.1N 127.1W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 05.08.2016  15.1N 128.4W     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 05.08.2016  15.5N 131.0W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 06.08.2016  15.5N 133.6W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 06.08.2016  15.6N 136.0W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 07.08.2016  15.5N 138.5W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 07.08.2016  15.3N 140.9W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE

             NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER 120 HOURS
                   FORECAST POSITION AT T+120 : 16.5N 102.6W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 12UTC 06.08.2016  16.5N 102.6W     WEAK
 00UTC 07.08.2016  17.5N 105.4W   MODERATE      LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 07.08.2016  18.8N 108.1W   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY

             NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER 138 HOURS
                   FORECAST POSITION AT T+138 : 33.6N  72.9W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 12UTC 07.08.2016  34.2N  71.3W     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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