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Tropical Storm NICHOLAS

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TROPICAL STORM NICHOLAS ADVISORY NUMBER  18
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 PM AST FRI OCT 17 2003
 
...NICHOLAS SLOWS AND TURNS NORTH-NORTHWEST...

AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NICHOLAS WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.7 NORTH... LONGITUDE 48.5 WEST OR ABOUT
860 MILES...1385 KM...EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS.
 
NICHOLAS IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR  6 MPH
... 9 KM/HR.  A TURN BACK TO THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  65 MPH...100 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES
...165 KM FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  994 MB...29.35 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 11 PM AST POSITION...16.7 N... 48.5 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR  6 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 65 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 994 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM AST.
 
FORECASTER FRANKLIN
 
 
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