Tropical Storm Nicholas

Forecast Advisory 39

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WTNT34 KNHC 230837
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION NICHOLAS ADVISORY NUMBER 39
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 AM AST THU OCT 23 2003

...NICHOLAS WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION...

AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION NICHOLAS WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 56.3 WEST OR ABOUT
475 MILES...765 KM...NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH
...22 KM/HR...AND A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS REMAIN UNFAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT...AND
FURTHER WEAKENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...22.3 N... 56.3 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB.

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

FORECASTER BEVEN