Tropical Storm PETER

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TROPICAL STORM PETER ADVISORY NUMBER  3
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
4 PM EST TUE DEC 09 2003

...PETER MOVING NORTHWARD...NOT EXPECTED TO LAST MORE THAN A DAY OR
TWO...
 
AT 4 PM EST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM PETER WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 21.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE  36.8 WEST OR ABOUT 815
MILES...1300 KM...WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.
 
PETER IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR.  A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST AND NORTHEAST WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE
IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. PETER COULD HAVE BEEN A HURRICANE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME 
EARLIER TODAY.  SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS
AS PETER MOVES OVER COOLER WATERS.
 
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 4 PM EST POSITION...21.4 N... 36.8 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
10 PM EST.
 
FORECASTER AVILA
 
 
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