000 WTNT80 EGRR 160418 MET OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE FOR NORTH-EAST PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 00UTC 16.10.2016 HURRICANE NICOLE ANALYSED POSITION : 39.2N 48.8W ATCF IDENTIFIER : AL152016 VERIFYING TIME POSITION STRENGTH TENDENCY -------------- -------- -------- -------- 00UTC 16.10.2016 39.2N 48.8W INTENSE 12UTC 16.10.2016 39.3N 47.1W INTENSE LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 17.10.2016 39.5N 46.4W INTENSE LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 17.10.2016 40.9N 44.5W STRONG LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 18.10.2016 44.2N 42.2W STRONG LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 18.10.2016 49.4N 39.1W STRONG LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 19.10.2016 POST-TROPICAL NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER 24 HOURS FORECAST POSITION AT T+ 24 : 15.0N 126.2W VERIFYING TIME POSITION STRENGTH TENDENCY -------------- -------- -------- -------- 00UTC 17.10.2016 15.0N 126.2W WEAK 12UTC 17.10.2016 15.2N 127.9W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 18.10.2016 15.0N 129.1W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 18.10.2016 14.5N 130.0W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 19.10.2016 14.5N 131.0W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 19.10.2016 14.4N 132.0W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 20.10.2016 14.4N 133.1W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 20.10.2016 14.7N 133.9W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 21.10.2016 15.2N 134.8W MODERATE LITTLE CHANGE 12UTC 21.10.2016 15.2N 135.5W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 22.10.2016 15.3N 135.9W MODERATE LITTLE CHANGE NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER 132 HOURS FORECAST POSITION AT T+132 : 12.8N 95.2W VERIFYING TIME POSITION STRENGTH TENDENCY -------------- -------- -------- -------- 12UTC 21.10.2016 12.8N 95.2W WEAK 00UTC 22.10.2016 12.4N 96.0W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER 132 HOURS FORECAST POSITION AT T+132 : 33.0N 68.6W VERIFYING TIME POSITION STRENGTH TENDENCY -------------- -------- -------- -------- 12UTC 21.10.2016 33.0N 68.6W WEAK 00UTC 22.10.2016 36.5N 69.2W MODERATE INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER 138 HOURS FORECAST POSITION AT T+138 : 11.4N 123.1W VERIFYING TIME POSITION STRENGTH TENDENCY -------------- -------- -------- -------- 00UTC 22.10.2016 11.2N 123.3W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER 144 HOURS FORECAST POSITION AT T+144 : 9.7N 145.5W VERIFYING TIME POSITION STRENGTH TENDENCY -------------- -------- -------- -------- 00UTC 22.10.2016 9.7N 145.5W WEAK 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. BULLETINS ARE NOW AVAILABLE WHICH PROVIDE EXPLICIT GUIDANCE ON CENTRAL PRESSURE AND MAXIMUM WIND SPEED. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT TROPICAL_CYCLONES@METOFFICE.GOV.UK MET OFFICE, EXETER, UK TOO 160418