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#63630 (Received by flhurricane at: 3:31 AM 31.Dec.2005) TCPAT5 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM ZETA ADVISORY NUMBER 4 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 AM AST SAT DEC 31 2005 ...ZETA GETTING BETTER ORGANIZED AS IT MOVES SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD... AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ZETA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.0 NORTH... LONGITUDE 37.7 WEST OR ABOUT 1040 MILES...1670 KM... SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES ISLANDS. ZETA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH... 7 KM/HR. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR WEST IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATER TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH... 95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES ... 325 KM...MAINLY NORTHEAST THROUGH SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER. DURING THE PAST HOUR... A SHIP LOCATED ABOUT 35 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER REPORTED A SUSTAINED WIND OF 39 MPH... 63 KM/HR. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB...29.44 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...26.0 N... 37.7 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 60 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 997 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST. FORECASTER STEWART |