ZCZC MIATCPAT4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM NICHOLAS ADVISORY NUMBER 7 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 AM AST WED OCT 15 2003 ...NICHOLAS RAPIDLY STRENGTHENING AS IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD... AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NICHOLAS WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 43.7 WEST OR ABOUT 1065 MILES...1715 KM...EAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS. NICHOLAS IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR ...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TODAY WITH A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST EXPECTED BY TONIGHT OR THURSDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH... 85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND NICHOLAS COULD BECOME A HURRICANE BY THURSDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES ...110 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...11.9 N... 43.7 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST. FORECASTER STEWART NNNN
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