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TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM EDT MON JUL 15 2002

...ARTHUR GETTING STRONGER OVER THE NORTH ATLANTIC...
 
AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR 
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 37.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE  67.0 WEST OR 
ABOUT 585 MILES...940 KM...SOUTHWEST OF SABLE ISLAND NOVA SCOTIA.
 
ARTHUR IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 26 MPH
...43 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
SATELLITE INTENSITY ESTIMATES AND SURROUNDING SHIP REPORTS INDICATE 
THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR  60 MPH... 95 
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST 
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125 MILES
...205 KM...MAINLY NORTHEAST THROUGH SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER. 
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  998 MB...29.47 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 PM EDT POSITION...37.3 N... 67.0 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 26 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 EDT.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
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