000 WTNT33 KNHC 220251 TCPAT3 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL ADVISORY NUMBER 13 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032008 1100 PM EDT MON JUL 21 2008 ...CRISTOBAL ACCELERATING EAST-NORTHEASTWARD... AT 1100 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 37.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 69.8 WEST OR ABOUT 360 MILES...580 KM...EAST-NORTHEAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA AND ABOUT 575 MILES...925 KM...SOUTHWEST OF HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA. CRISTOBAL IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/HR ...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FURTHER WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES. REPEATING THE 1100 PM EDT POSITION...37.7 N...69.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 16 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 AM EDT. $$ FORECASTER RHOME