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TROPICAL STORM CHRIS ADVISORY NUMBER   4
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 AM AST FRI AUG 18 2000

...THIRD TROPICAL STORM OF THE SEASON FORMS EAST OF THE 
LEEWARD ISLANDS...
 
AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHRIS
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE  55.5 WEST
OR ABOUT 410 MILES...660 KM...EAST OF ANTIGUA.
 
CHRIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH
...20 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR 
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  40 MPH... 65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  70 MILES
...110 KM FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.
  
ALL INTERESTS...PRIMARILY IN THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS...
NORTHWESTWARD THROUGH THE VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO SHOULD
MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF TROPICAL STORM CHRIS. 
 
REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...16.7 N... 55.5 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 40 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER 
AT 5 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
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