Tropical Storm PETER

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION PETER ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
4 AM EST WED DEC 10 2003
 
...PETER WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION...

AT 4 AM EST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION PETER WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE  37.1 WEST OR ABOUT
1150 MILES...1850 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF LAJES IN THE AZORES.
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR...
AND TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO AN ESTIMATED 35 MPH...
 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  WEAKENING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
AND THE DEPRESSION IS FORECAST TO BE ABSORBED BY AN APPROACHING
FRONTAL TROUGH LATER TODAY.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 4 AM EST POSITION...23.4 N... 37.1 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 12 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 35 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
10 AM EST.
 
FORECASTER LAWRENCE
 
 
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