Tropical Storm Peter

Forecast Advisory 7

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WTNT31 KNHC 102030
TCPAT1
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION PETER ADVISORY NUMBER 7
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
4 PM EST WED DEC 10 2003

AT 4 PM EST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION
PETER WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 36.4 WEST OR
ABOUT 1050 MILES...1690 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF LAJES IN THE
AZORES.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 17 MPH
...28 KM/HR. THIS GENERAL TRACK IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH AN
INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. PETER SHOULD WEAKEN AND IS EXPECTED TO BE ABSORBED BY AN
APPROACHING FRONTAL SYSTEM WITHIN 24 HOURS.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 4 PM EST POSITION...25.7 N... 36.4 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 17 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
10 PM EST.

FORECASTER ROBERTS/AVILA