Tropical Storm Nicholas

Forecast Advisory 10

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WTNT34 KNHC 160230
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM NICHOLAS ADVISORY NUMBER 10
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 PM AST WED OCT 15 2003

...LITTLE CHANGE IN COURSE OR STRENGTH...

AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NICHOLAS WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.9 NORTH... LONGITUDE 45.2 WEST OR ABOUT
960 MILES...1550 KM...EAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS.

NICHOLAS IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH ...13 KM/HR.
A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH... 85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES
...165 KM...MAINLY TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 11 PM AST POSITION...12.9 N... 45.2 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM AST.

FORECASTER FRANKLIN