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Tropical Storm NICHOLAS (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM NICHOLAS ADVISORY NUMBER  28
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 AM AST MON OCT 20 2003
 
...NICHOLAS WEAKENS AND MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD...

AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NICHOLAS WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.0 NORTH... LONGITUDE 48.5 WEST OR ABOUT
840 MILES...1350 KM...EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS.
 
NICHOLAS IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR  5 MPH
... 7 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOW NEAR 45 MPH... 75 KM/HR...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS...AND NICHOLAS COULD BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION ON
TUESDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  70 MILES
...110 KM...TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...18.0 N... 48.5 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR  5 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 45 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER FRANKLIN
 
 
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