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Tropical Storm NICHOLAS

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TROPICAL STORM NICHOLAS ADVISORY NUMBER  27
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 AM AST MON OCT 20 2003
 
AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NICHOLAS WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE  47.6 WEST OR ABOUT
900 MILES...1445 KM...EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS.
 
NICHOLAS HAS BEEN NEARLY STATIONARY OVERNIGHT.  IT IS EXPECTED TO
BEGIN A SLOW NORTHWESTWARD DRIFT DURING 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.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...17.8 N... 47.6 W.  MOVEMENT
...NEARLY STATIONARY.  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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