ZCZC MIATCPAT4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM NICOLE ADVISORY NUMBER 8 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 11 PM AST WED NOV 25 1998 ...NICOLE CONTINUES TO WEAKEN OVER FAR EASTERN ATLANTIC... AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NICOLE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 35.9 WEST OR ABOUT 1125 MILES...1810 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF LA PALMA IN THE CANARY ISLANDS. NICOLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR ...AND A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 40 MPH... 65 KM/HR ...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. CONTINUED GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES ...325 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES. REPEATING THE 11 PM AST POSITION...25.6 N... 35.9 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST SOUTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM AST...THURSDAY. MAYFIELD STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT4 AND WMO HEADER WTNT74 KNHC. NNNN