Tropical Storm PETER

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TROPICAL STORM PETER SPECIAL ADVISORY NUMBER   2
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
NOON EST TUE DEC 09 2003

...PETER ALMOST A HURRICANE...

SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT PETER APPEARS TO BE DEVELOPING AN EYE
FEATURE SUGGESTING THAT THE CYCLONE IS STRONGER THAN PREVIOUSLY
ESTIMATED AND FORECAST. THIS IS THE REASON FOR THIS SPECIAL
ADVISORY.  

AT NOON EST...1700Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM PETER WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 20.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE  37.1 WEST OR ABOUT 800
MILES...1290 KM...WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE WESTERN MOST CAPE VERDE
ISLANDS.
 
PETER HAS BEGUN MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH DURING THE PAST HOUR OR TWO
BUT IT SHOULD MOVE TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 12 MPH...19
KM/HR LATER TODAY.
 
SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE
INCREASED TO NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  THERE IS
A POSSIBILITY THAT PETER WILL BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES
...185 KM FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  990 MB...29.23 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE NOON EST POSITION...20.3 N... 37.1 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 12 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 70 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 990 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
4 PM EST.
 
FORECASTER AVILA
  
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