Tropical Storm NICHOLAS
ZCZC MIATCPAT4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM NICHOLAS ADVISORY NUMBER 33 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL ISSUED BY HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 5 PM AST TUE OCT 21 2003 AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NICHOLAS WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.7 NORTH... LONGITUDE 52.3 WEST OR ABOUT 650 MILES...1040 KM...EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS. NICHOLAS IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH ...14 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH... 75 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 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...18.7 N... 52.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 45 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM AST. FORECASTER MAUSSER NNNN