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#202452 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:43 AM 22.Jul.2008) TCPAT3 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL ADVISORY NUMBER 14 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032008 500 AM EDT TUE JUL 22 2008 ...CRISTOBAL ACCELERATING NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE NORTH ATLANTIC... AT 500 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 39.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 68.2 WEST OR ABOUT 485 MILES...780 KM...NORTHEAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA AND ABOUT 450 MILES...720 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA. CRISTOBAL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 21 MPH...33 KM/HR... AND A TURN TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST WITH A FURTHER INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS CRISTOBAL LOSES TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES. REPEATING THE 500 AM EDT POSITION...39.1 N...68.2 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 21 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 AM EDT. $$ FORECASTER RHOME |