ZCZC MIATCPAT4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM NICOLE ADVISORY NUMBER 18 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 AM AST SUN NOV 29 1998 ...NICOLE MOVING NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD... AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NICOLE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 45.8 WEST OR ABOUT 1200 MILES...1935 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES. NICOLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 10 MPH ...17 KM/HR...AND A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH... 85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME WEAKENING IS LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES ...280 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...30.4 N... 45.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 10 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST. PASCH STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT4 AND WMO HEADER WTNT74 KNHC. NNNN