[FLARES] TROPICAL STORM WILFRED ADVISORY NUMBER 8

Thu, 24 Apr 2003 05:00:01 -0400 (EDT)

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ZCZC MIATCPAT2 ALL
TTAA00 KNHC 240900
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM WILFRED ADVISORY NUMBER   8
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM AST THU APR 24 2003

..DRILL! WILFRED CONTINUES MOVING WESTWARD ACROSS THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC...

AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM WILFRED WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE  37.5 WEST OR ABOUT 
1650 MILES...2650 KM...EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES.

WILFRED IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 20 MPH...32 KM/HR...AND 
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.

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

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

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

REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...11.4 N... 37.5 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 20 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 50 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB.

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

GUINEY

STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE
FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT2 AND WMO HEADER WTNT72 KNHC.

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The Forecast/Advisory for this Time is available at:
http://wxsvr.net/tmp/240900m.txt
Also a graphical aprs plot of the Forecast is at:
http://wxsvr.net/tmp/240900.png

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