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#64363 (Received by flhurricane at: 3:37 AM 03.Jan.2006) TCPAT5 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM ZETA ADVISORY NUMBER 16 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 AM AST TUE JAN 03 2006 ...ZETA STRENGTHENS A LITTLE MORE... AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ZETA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.3 NORTH... LONGITUDE 41.3 WEST OR ABOUT 1450 MILES...2335 KM... EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. ZETA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 2 MPH ... 4 KM/HR. A VERY SLOW WESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...MAINLY TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTER. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS HAVE BECOME LESS HOSTILE OVERNIGHT AND NO SIGNIFICANT WEAKENING OF ZETA IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES ...185 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 995 MB...29.38 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...23.3 N... 41.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 2 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 65 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 995 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST. FORECASTER FRANKLIN |