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Tropical Storm ANA (Text)

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SUBTROPICAL STORM ANA ADVISORY NUMBER   4
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 PM AST MON APR 21 2003
 
AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF SUBTROPICAL STORM ANA WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE  62.4 WEST OR ABOUT 175 
MILES...280 KM...SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.
 
THE STORM IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-SOUTHEAST NEAR 16 MPH
...26 KM/HR...AND A MOSTLY EASTWARD MOTION WITH INCREASING FORWARD 
SPEED IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  40 MPH... 65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS.
 
WINDS OF 40 MPH EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...29.4 N... 62.4 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...EAST-SOUTHEAST NEAR 16 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 40 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 
11 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER LAWRENCE
 
 
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