Nicole Fizzles Out Over South Florida

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TROPICAL STORM NICOLE ADVISORY NUMBER 6
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL162010
500 PM EDT WED SEP 29 2010

…NICOLE DISSIPATES OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA…LARGE AREA OF
HEAVY RAINS PERSISTS…

SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT…2100 UTC…INFORMATION
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LOCATION…24.5N 80.0W
ABOUT 175 MI…285 KM ENE OF HAVANA CUBA
ABOUT 165 MI…270 KM W OF NASSAU
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…40 MPH…65 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT…NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 12 MPH…19 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…996 MB…29.41 INCHES

WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY…

THE GOVERNMENTS OF CUBA…GRAND CAYMAN…AND THE BAHAMAS HAVE
DISCONTINUED ALL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT…

NONE

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA IN THE UNITED
STATES…INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS…PLEASE
MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA OUTSIDE
THE UNITED STATES…PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL
METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.

DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AIRCRAFT AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT THE CIRCULATION OF
NICOLE HAS DEGENERATED INTO AN ELONGATED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE.

AT 500 PM EDT…2100 UTC…TROPICAL STORM NICOLE HAS DISSIPATED
NEAR LATITUDE 24.5 NORTH…LONGITUDE 80.0 WEST. THE REMNANTS OF
NICOLE WERE MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 12 MPH…19
KM/HR.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH…65 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF NICOLE SHOULD
GRADUALLY SUBSIDE…BUT A STRONG NON-TROPICAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WITH GALE FORCE WINDS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NEAR THE SOUTHEAST
U.S. COAST TONIGHT.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 345 MILES…555 KM
TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 996 MB…29.41 INCHES.

HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL…NICOLE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF
5 TO 10 INCHES OVER THE CAYMAN ISLANDS…JAMAICA…AND CUBA.
ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 20 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF CUBA AND JAMAICA. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE
LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. STORM TOTAL RAIN
ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN FLORIDA…THE FLORIDA KEYS…AND THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHWEST BAHAMAS.

WIND…WINDS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE POSSIBLE OVER EASTERN
CUBA…THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST BAHAMAS…AND ADJACENT WATERS
TONIGHT.

NEXT ADVISORY
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THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER ON THIS SYSTEM. ALTHOUGH NICOLE HAS DISSIPATED…THE
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER IN WASHINGTON DC IS ISSUING
STORM SUMMARIES ON THE DEVELOPING NON-TROPICAL LOW UNDER AWIPS
HEADER NFDSCCNS5 AND WMO HEADER ACUS45 KWBC. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND IN HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE… UNDER AWIPS HEADER NFDHSFAT1 AND WMO
HEADER FZNT01 KWBC.

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FORECASTER BROWN/PASCH

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