ZCZC MIATCPAT1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN 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 NNNN
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