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Tropical Storm PETER

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION PETER ADVISORY NUMBER   7
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
4 PM EST WED DEC 10 2003
 
AT 4 PM EST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION
PETER WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE  36.4 WEST OR
ABOUT 1050 MILES...1690 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF LAJES IN THE
AZORES.
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 17 MPH
...28 KM/HR. THIS GENERAL TRACK IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH AN
INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  PETER SHOULD WEAKEN AND IS EXPECTED TO BE ABSORBED BY AN
APPROACHING FRONTAL SYSTEM WITHIN 24 HOURS.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 4 PM EST POSITION...25.7 N... 36.4 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 17 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 35 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
10 PM EST.
 
FORECASTER ROBERTS/AVILA

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