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TROPICAL STORM MICHELLE ADVISORY NUMBER  13
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
4 PM EST THU NOV 01 2001
 
...MICHELLE MOVING SLOWLY...EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN...

WATCHES AND/OR WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA LATER TODAY.
 
ALL INTERESTS IN SOUTH FLORIDA AND THE FLORIDA KEYS SHOULD CLOSELY
MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF MICHELLE.
 
AT 4 PM EST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MICHELLE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 83.8 WEST OR ABOUT
345 MILES...555 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE WESTERN TIP OF CUBA.

MICHELLE HAS MOVED LITTLE OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS...BUT GENERALLY IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH ...7 KM/HR.  A SLOW
NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  65 MPH...100 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  MICHELLE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE TONIGHT OR 
TOMORROW.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES
...185 KM FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  991 MB...29.26 INCHES.
 
INTERMITTENT BUT LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM OUTER BANDS WILL OCCUR
OVER THE CAYMAN ISLANDS AND JAMAICA DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.
 
REPEATING THE 4 PM EST POSITION...17.0 N... 83.8 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR  5 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 65 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 991 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 10 PM EST.
 
FORECASTER FRANKLIN
 
 
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