Tropical Storm Cristobal

Forecast Advisory 9

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WTNT33 KNHC 071430
TCPAT3
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TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL ADVISORY NUMBER 9
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 AM EDT WED AUG 07 2002

...CRISTOBAL NEARLY STATIONARY...

AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.3 NORTH... LONGITUDE 76.0 WEST OR ABOUT
320 MILES...520 KM...EAST OF ST. AGUSTINE FLORIDA.

CRISTOBAL HAS BEEN NEARLY STATIONARY DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS BUT
IT SHOULD BEGIN TO MOVE TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST AND NORTHEAST
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH... 75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A
RECONNAISSANCE PLANE WILL CHECK THE INTENSITY LATER TODAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES
...220 KM PRIMARILY TO THE SOUTHEAST 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 11 AM EDT POSITION...29.3 N... 76.0 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...EAST NEAR 0 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 45 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 999 MB.

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

FORECASTER AVILA