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TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE ADVISORY NUMBER   7
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM EDT THU SEP 19 2002

...JOSEPHINE MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE FAR NORTH 
ATLANTIC OCEAN...ONLY A THREAT TO SHIPPING...
 
AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 40.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE  46.1 WEST OR ABOUT 
535 MILES...860 KM...CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND.
 
JOSEPHINE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 29 MPH
...46 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR 
THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH A FURTHER INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. ON THIS 
TRACK...JOSEPHINE IS FORECAST TO MERGE WITH A FRONTAL SYSTEM WELL TO 
THE EAST OF NEWFOUNDLAND LATER TODAY OR EARLY FRIDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  40 MPH... 65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS. HOWEVER...JOSEPHINE SHOULD BEGIN TO LOSE ITS TROPICAL 
CHARACTERISTICS LATER TODAY AS IT BEGINS TO INTERACT AND EVENTUALLY 
MERGE WITH A FRONTAL SYSTEM.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  85 MILES
...140 KM IN THE EASTERN SEMICIRCLE.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1009 MB...29.80 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 AM EDT POSITION...40.8 N... 46.1 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 29 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 40 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1009 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT 11 AM EDT.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
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