Tropical Storm Cristobal

Forecast Advisory 7

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WTNT33 KNHC 070222
TCPAT3
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL ADVISORY NUMBER 7
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 PM EDT TUE AUG 06 2002

...TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL STILL DRIFTING SOUTHWARD...

AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 76.2 WEST OR
ABOUT 305 MILES...495 KM...DUE EAST OF SAINT AUGUSTINE 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 IS POSSIBLE.

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 ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB...29.50 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 11 PM EDT POSITION...30.0 N... 76.2 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 5 AM EDT...WEDNESDAY.

FORECASTER STEWART