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 MET OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE FOR NORTH-EAST PACIFIC

 AND ATLANTIC

             GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 12UTC 13.08.2018

        TROPICAL STORM HECTOR     ANALYSED POSITION : 25.3N 179.6W

     ATCF IDENTIFIER : EP102018

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 12UTC 13.08.2018  25.3N 179.6W     WEAK
 00UTC 14.08.2018  26.4N 177.0E     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 14.08.2018  27.5N 173.6E   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 15.08.2018  29.0N 170.6E   MODERATE  INTENSIFYING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 15.08.2018  30.7N 167.8E   MODERATE   WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 00UTC 16.08.2018  32.2N 165.7E     WEAK     WEAKENING SLIGHTLY
 12UTC 16.08.2018  33.4N 164.8E     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 17.08.2018  34.4N 164.6E     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 17.08.2018  35.2N 165.3E     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 18.08.2018  36.0N 166.8E     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 18.08.2018  36.4N 168.6E     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 19.08.2018        BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH

             NEW TROPICAL STORM FORECAST TO DEVELOP AFTER 102 HOURS
                   FORECAST POSITION AT T+102 : 12.8N 131.7W

  VERIFYING TIME     POSITION     STRENGTH        TENDENCY
  --------------     --------     --------        --------
 00UTC 18.08.2018  12.9N 133.1W     WEAK      WEAKENING RAPIDLY
 12UTC 18.08.2018  13.5N 135.7W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 00UTC 19.08.2018  13.9N 138.2W     WEAK        LITTLE CHANGE
 12UTC 19.08.2018  14.2N 140.6W     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.

 BULLETINS ARE NOW AVAILABLE WHICH PROVIDE EXPLICIT GUIDANCE
 ON CENTRAL PRESSURE AND MAXIMUM WIND SPEED.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT TROPICAL_CYCLONES@METOFFICE.GOV.UK

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