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| #221728 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:49 PM 12.Oct.2008) TCPAT4 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM NANA ADVISORY NUMBER 1 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL142008 500 PM EDT SUN OCT 12 2008 ...NEW TROPICAL STORM FORMS IN THE EASTERN ATLANTIC... AT 500 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NANA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 37.9 WEST OR ABOUT 925 MILES...1485 KM...WEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. NANA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WEAKENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO...AND NANA IS FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION TONIGHT OR MONDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES. REPEATING THE 500 PM EDT POSITION...16.4 N...37.9 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 PM EDT. $$ FORECASTER BROWN |
