Tropical Storm Cristobal

Forecast Advisory 6

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WTNT33 KNHC 062334
TCPAT3
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL SPECIAL ADVISORY NUMBER 6
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
730 PM EDT TUE AUG 06 2002

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE STRENGTHENS INTO
TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL...

AT 730 PM EDT...2330Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 76.1 WEST OR
ABOUT 335 MILES...540 KM...EAST OF JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA.

CRISTOBAL IS DRIFTING TOWARD THE SOUTH NEAR 3 MPH... 6 KM/HR...
BUT THE TROPICAL STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY TO THE EAST
ON WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...STEERING CURRENTS ARE NOT PRESENTLY WELL
DEFINED SO SOME ERRATIC MOTION COULD OCCUR.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME SLOW INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES
...140 KM...TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE CENTER.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY RECONNAISSANCE
AIRCRAFT IS 999 MB...29.50 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 730 PM EDT POSITION...30.2 N... 76.1 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...SOUTH NEAR 3 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 45 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 999 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT 11 PM EDT.

FORECASTER STEWART/BEVEN