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TROPICAL STORM MICHAEL ADVISORY NUMBER   2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM EDT TUE OCT 17 2000

...THIRTEENTH TROPICAL STORM OF THE SEASON STRENGTHENS IN THE
WESTERN ATLANTIC...NO IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LAND...
 
AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MICHAEL
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE  70.9 WEST
OR ABOUT 405 MILES...650 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF BERMUDA.
 
TROPICAL STORM MICHAEL IS NEARLY STATIONARY...BUT A SLOW DRIFT TO
THE EAST OR NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATER TODAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  40 MPH... 65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME SLOW STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS.  AN AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED
TO INVESTIGATE THE SYSTEM LATER TODAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  45 MILES
... 75 KM FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES. 
 
REPEATING THE 5 AM EDT POSITION...29.9 N... 70.9 W.  MOVEMENT
...NEARLY STATIONARY.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 40 MPH.  
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER 
AT 11 AM EDT.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
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