000 WTNT33 KNHC 230243 TCPAT3 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL ADVISORY NUMBER 17 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032008 1100 PM EDT TUE JUL 22 2008 ...CRISTOBAL RACING NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL ATLANTIC... AT 1100 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 44.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 59.0 WEST OR ABOUT 230 MILES...370 KM...EAST OF HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA. CRISTOBAL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 35 MPH...56 KM/HR. A TURN TOWARD THE EAST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS CRISTOBAL LOSES TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB...29.56 INCHES. REPEATING THE 1100 PM EDT POSITION...44.0 N...59.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 35 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 AM EDT. $$ FORECASTER RHOME