ZCZC MIATCPAT4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM NICOLE ADVISORY NUMBER 20 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 PM AST SUN NOV 29 1998 ...NICOLE MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHEASTWARD...INTENSIFIES SLIGHTLY... AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NICOLE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 42.5 WEST OR ABOUT 955 MILES...1535 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES. NICOLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 21 MPH ...33 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH... 95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS NICOLE MOVES RAPIDLY NORTHEASTWARD OVER COOLER WATERS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES ...280 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 998 MB...29.47 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...32.8 N... 42.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 21 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 60 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 998 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM AST. JARVINEN STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT4 AND WMO HEADER WTNT74 KNHC. NNNN