Tropical Storm NICHOLAS
ZCZC MIATCPAT4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM NICHOLAS ADVISORY NUMBER 34 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 PM AST TUE OCT 21 2003 ...NICHOLAS MAINTAINING STRENGTH FOR NOW... AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NICHOLAS WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.0 NORTH... LONGITUDE 52.9 WEST OR ABOUT 585 MILES...945 KM...EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. NICHOLAS IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH ...15 KM/HR...AND A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 45 MPH... 75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES ...185 KM TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES. REPEATING THE 11 PM AST POSITION...19.0 N... 52.9 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 45 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM AST. FORECASTER PASCH NNNN