Tropical Storm NICHOLAS
ZCZC MIATCMAT4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM TROPICAL DEPRESSION NICHOLAS FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 40 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL192003 1500Z THU OCT 23 2003 TROPICAL DEPRESSION CENTER LOCATED NEAR 22.9N 56.5W AT 23/1500Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 20 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST OR 340 DEGREES AT 10 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1007 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT. REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 22.9N 56.5W AT 23/1500Z AT 23/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 22.4N 56.4W FORECAST VALID 24/0000Z 24.3N 57.0W MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT. FORECAST VALID 24/1200Z 27.5N 57.0W...DISSIPATING MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT. FORECAST VALID 25/0000Z...DISSIPATED REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 22.9N 56.5W NEXT ADVISORY AT 23/2100Z FORECASTER FRANKLIN NNNN