Tropical Storm NICHOLAS
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TROPICAL STORM NICHOLAS FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 28
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL192003
1500Z MON OCT 20 2003
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 18.0N 48.5W AT 20/1500Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 20 NM
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR 290 DEGREES AT 4 KT
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1002 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT.
34 KT....... 60NE 60SE 0SW 0NW.
12 FT SEAS..150NE 150SE 100SW 100NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.
REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 18.0N 48.5W AT 20/1500Z
AT 20/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 17.9N 48.2W
FORECAST VALID 21/0000Z 18.3N 49.1W
MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT.
34 KT... 60NE 60SE 0SW 0NW.
FORECAST VALID 21/1200Z 18.9N 50.0W
MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT.
FORECAST VALID 22/0000Z 19.6N 50.9W...DISSIPATING
MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT.
FORECAST VALID 22/1200Z 20.5N 52.0W...REMNANT LOW
MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT.
FORECAST VALID 23/1200Z 23.0N 53.0W...REMNANT LOW
MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 275 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 375 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY
OUTLOOK VALID 24/1200Z 26.0N 53.5W...REMNANT LOW
MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT.
OUTLOOK VALID 25/1200Z...DISSIPATED
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 18.0N 48.5W
NEXT ADVISORY AT 20/2100Z
FORECASTER FRANKLIN
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