ZCZC MIATCPAT4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM NICOLE ADVISORY NUMBER 3 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 PM AST TUE NOV 24 1998 ...NICOLE SMALL BUT STRONGER... AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NICOLE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 31.6 WEST OR ABOUT 850 MILES...1375 KM...WEST OF THE CANARY ISLANDS. NICOLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH ...19 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. OBSERVATIONS FROM A SHIP INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES ...165 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...27.1 N... 31.6 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 70 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM AST. PASCH STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT4 AND WMO HEADER WTNT74 KNHC. NNNN