ZCZC MIATCPAT1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM FRANCES ADVISORY NUMBER 7 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 AM EDT THU AUG 26 2004 ...FRANCES GETTING STRONGER OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC...COULD BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY... AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FRANCES WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 45.0 WEST OR ABOUT 1105 MILES...1775 KM...EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES. FRANCES IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH...28 KM/HR. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TODAY...WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED BY TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND FRANCES COULD BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 75 MILES ...120 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 990 MB...29.23 INCHES. REPEATING THE 11 AM EDT POSITION...13.1 N... 45.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 70 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 990 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM EDT. FORECASTER STEWART $$ NNNN
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