Tropical Storm NICHOLAS
ZCZC MIATCPAT4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM NICHOLAS ADVISORY NUMBER 32 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL ISSUED BY HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 11 AM AST TUE OCT 21 2003 AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NICHOLAS WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.5 NORTH... LONGITUDE 51.5 WEST OR ABOUT 715 MILES...1135 KM...EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS. NICHOLAS IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR... AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH... 80 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL WEAKENING 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 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES. REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...18.5 N... 51.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM AST. FORECASTER MAUSSER NNNN