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TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR ADVISORY NUMBER   4
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 AM EDT MON JUL 15 2002

...THE FIRST TROPICAL STORM OF THE ATLANTIC SEASON 
STRENGTHENS OVER THE OPEN OCEAN...
 
AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 36.4 NORTH... LONGITUDE  69.7 WEST OR 
ABOUT 725 MILES...1170 KM...SOUTHWEST OF SABLE ISLAND NOVA SCOTIA.
 
ARTHUR IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 23 MPH
...37 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.
 
EARLIER U.S. NAVY SHIP REPORTS AND OBSERVATIONS FROM NOAA BUOY 41001 
INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  50 MPH... 85 
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST 
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  70 MILES
...110 KM...MAINLY NORTHEAST THROUGH SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB...29.56 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 11 AM EDT POSITION...36.4 N... 69.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 23 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 50 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER 
AT 5 PM EDT.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
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