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Tropical Storm NICHOLAS

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TROPICAL STORM NICHOLAS ADVISORY NUMBER  30
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 PM AST MON OCT 20 2003

...NICHOLAS STILL A TROPICAL STORM...

SATELLITE IMAGES THIS EVENING INDICATE THAT NICHOLAS IS MAINTAINING
TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH.

AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NICHOLAS WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.4 NORTH... LONGITUDE 49.9 WEST OR ABOUT
825 MILES...1330 KM...EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS.

NICHOLAS IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR  7 MPH
...11 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE FOR
THE NEXT 24 HOURS. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR  40 MPH... 65 KM/HR...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME WEAKENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  70 MILES
...110 KM FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 11 PM AST POSITION...18.4 N... 49.9 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR  7 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 40 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
5 AM AST.

FORECASTER PASCH
 
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