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TROPICAL STORM JOYCE ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM AST TUE SEP 26 2000

...JOYCE A LITTLE STRONGER...COULD BECOME A HURRICANE IN A DAY OR
TWO...
 
AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JOYCE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 11.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE  36.1 WEST OR ABOUT 1575 MILES
...2535 KM...EAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS.
 
JOYCE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
 
SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT JOYCE IS A LITTLE STRONGER AND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  JOYCE COULD BECOME A HURRICANE IN A DAY OR TWO. 
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES ... 55 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...11.6 N... 36.1 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 14 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 50 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER AVILA
 
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