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Tropical Storm NICHOLAS (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM NICHOLAS ADVISORY NUMBER  21
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 PM AST SAT OCT 18 2003
 
...NICHOLAS MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWARD AND WEAKENING SLIGHTLY...

AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NICHOLAS WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE  47.7 WEST OR ABOUT
915 MILES...1475 KM...EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS.
 
NICHOLAS IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR  3 MPH... 6 KM/HR.  A SLOW
TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST OR NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR  60 MPH... 95
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE CURRENTLY NOT
FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT...AND FURTHER SLOW WEAKENING IS POSSIBLE
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  997 MB...29.44 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...17.3 N... 47.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR  3 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 60 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 997 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER BEVEN
 
 
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