Tropical Storm Peter

Forecast Advisory 4

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WTNT31 KNHC 100235
TCPAT1
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM PETER ADVISORY NUMBER 4
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
10 PM EST TUE DEC 09 2003

...LATE SEASON STORM BEGINS TO WEAKEN...

AT 10 PM EST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM PETER WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.9 NORTH... LONGITUDE 37.0 WEST OR ABOUT
870 MILES...1400 KM...WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.

PETER IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 15 MPH ...24 KM/HR. THIS
GENERAL TRACK WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED AND ARE NOW NEAR 50 MPH... 85
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING
THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND THE CIRCULATION OF PETER IS EXPECTED TO
BECOME ABSORBED BY AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT OVER THE NEXT DAY OR
TWO.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES
...140 KM FROM THE CENTER.

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

REPEATING THE 10 PM EST POSITION...22.9 N... 37.0 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 15 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 4 AM EST.

FORECASTER FRANKLIN