Tropical Storm Charley Advisory Number 4

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Source: NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL.

TROPICAL STORM CHARLEY ADVISORY NUMBER   4
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 AM AST TUE AUG 10 2004

...DEPRESSION UPGRADED TO THIRD TROPICAL STORM OF THE SEASON...

INTERESTS IN THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA SHOULD
MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED FOR JAMAICA LATER THIS
MORNING.

AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHARLEY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE  66.3 WEST OR ABOUT
450 MILES... 725 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SANTO DOMINGO IN THE
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.

CHARLEY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 24 MPH...39 KM/HR.
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  40 MPH... 65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  60 MILES
... 95 KM FROM THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...13.0 N... 66.3 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 24 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 40 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

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

FORECASTER KNABB/FRANKLIN