Tropical Storm Cristobal

Forecast Advisory 8

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WTNT33 KNHC 070840
TCPAT3
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL ADVISORY NUMBER 8
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM EDT WED AUG 07 2002

...CRISTOBAL DRIFTING SOUTHWARD WITH NO CHANGE IN STRENGH...

AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 76.2 WEST OR ABOUT
310 MILES...500 KM...EAST OF ST. AUGUSTINE FLORIDA.

CRISTOBAL IS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTH NEAR 3 MPH ... 6 KM/HR. A
SLOW AND ERRATIC MOTION IS EXPECTED TODAY WITH A GRADUAL TURN TO THE
EAST BEGINNING BY TONIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH... 75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED TODAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES
...185 KM...MAINLY SOUTHWEST OF THE CENTER.

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

RAIN SQUALLS ASSOCIATED WITH CRISTOBAL...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY
WINDS...ARE AFFECTING THE EXTREME NORTHWEST BAHAMAS.

REPEATING THE 5 AM EDT POSITION...29.5 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 11 AM EDT.

FORECASTER FRANKLIN