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Tropical Storm NICOLE


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TROPICAL STORM NICOLE ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL152016
1100 AM AST WED OCT 05 2016

...NICOLE MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC...


SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...25.0N 62.8W
ABOUT 500 MI...810 KM NNE OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO
ABOUT 520 MI...835 KM SSE OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 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 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Nicole was
located near latitude 25.0 North, longitude 62.8 West.  Nicole is
moving toward the west-northwest near 8 mph (13 km/h), but a turn
toward the northwest is expected later today.  A turn toward the
north and northeast with a decrease in forward speed is forecast
by Thursday night.

Maximum sustained winds are 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)
to the east of the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1004 mb (29.65 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 500 PM AST.

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Forecaster Berg

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