Tropical Storm Nicholas

Forecast Advisory 26

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WTNT34 KNHC 200231
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM NICHOLAS ADVISORY NUMBER 26
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 PM AST SUN OCT 19 2003

...NICHOLAS MEANDERING...NEARLY STATIONARY...

AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NICHOLAS WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.7 NORTH... LONGITUDE 47.5 WEST OR
ABOUT...935 MILES...1510 KM...EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS.

NICHOLAS CONTINUES TO MEANDER BUT IS NEARLY STATIONARY. A SLOW...
MAINLY NORTHWARD TO NORTHWESTWARD...MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.

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 115 MILES
...185 KM FROM THE CENTER.

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

REPEATING THE 11 PM AST POSITION...17.7 N... 47.5 W. MOVEMENT
...STATIONARY. 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 JARVINEN