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#153104 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:31 PM 29.Sep.2007) TCPAT4 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM MELISSA ADVISORY NUMBER 7 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL142007 1100 PM AST SAT SEP 29 2007 ...MELISSA INTENSIFIES A LITTLE BUT IS NO THREAT TO LAND... AT 1100 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MELISSA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 30.2 WEST OR ABOUT 410 MILES...665 KM...WEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. MELISSA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR... AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES. REPEATING THE 1100 PM AST POSITION...15.8 N...30.2 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE |