Tropical Storm NICHOLAS
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TROPICAL STORM NICHOLAS ADVISORY NUMBER 23
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 AM AST SUN OCT 19 2003
...NICHLAS DRIFTING SLOWLY...
AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NICHOLAS WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 48.2 WEST OR ABOUT
870 MILES...1400 KM...EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS.
NICHOLAS IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 2 MPH... 4 KM/HR
... AND A MOSTLY NORTHWESTWARD DRIFT IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 24
HOURS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH... 85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES
...185 KM FROM THE CENTER.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.
REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...17.5 N... 48.2 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 2 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 LAWRENCE
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