Tropical Storm Ana

Forecast Advisory 8

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WTNT31 KNHC 222043
TCPAT1
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM ANA ADVISORY NUMBER 8
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 PM AST TUE APR 22 2003

...ANA MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL NORTH ATLANTIC...

AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ANA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 29.8 NORTH... LONGITUDE 55.7 WEST OR ABOUT 565
MILES...905 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.

ANA IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NEAR 17 MPH ...28 KM/HR...AND AN EAST
TO EAST-NORTHEASTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH... 85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES ...370 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 996 MB...29.41 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...29.8 N... 55.7 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...EAST NEAR 17 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 50 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 996 MB.

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

FORECASTER LAWRENCE