000 WTNT33 KNHC 242046 TCPAT3 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM DELTA ADVISORY NUMBER 5 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 PM AST THU NOV 24 2005 ...DELTA REMAINS JUST BELOW HURRICANE STRENGTH... ...NO THREAT TO ANY IMMEDIATE LAND AREAS... AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DELTA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.6 NORTH... LONGITUDE 38.9 WEST OR ABOUT 1160 MILES...1865 KM... SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES. DELTA HAS BEEN NEARLY STATIONARY...OR DRIFTING VERY SLOWLY TOWARD THE SOUTH. STEERING CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WEAK... SO SOME ERRATIC MOTION WILL BE POSSIBLE. HOWEVER... A SLOW MOTION TOWARD THE NORTH IS FORECAST TO BEGIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS... AND DELTA COULD BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TONIGHT OR FRIDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES ...370 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 980 MB...28.94 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...24.6 N... 38.9 W. MOVEMENT ...STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 70 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 980 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM AST. FORECASTER STEWART $$