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TROPICAL STORM NICOLE ADVISORY NUMBER   4
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL152016
500 AM AST WED OCT 05 2016

...NICOLE HOLDING STEADY IN STRENGTH...


SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...24.3N 61.8W
ABOUT 490 MI...790 KM NNE OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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At 500 AM AST (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Nicole was
located near latitude 24.3 North, longitude 61.8 West. Nicole is
moving toward the west-northwest near 6 mph (9 km/h). A turn toward
the northwest is expected later today, followed by a turn toward
the north by late Thursday.

Maximum sustained winds remain near 50 mph (85 km/h) with higher
gusts. Little change in strength is forecast during the next 48
hours.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles (110 km)
east of the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1005 mb (29.68 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 1100 AM AST.

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Forecaster Cangialosi

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