TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL STILL DRIFTING SOUTHWARD
August 6, 2002 — At 11 p.m. EDT, the center of Tropical Storm Cristobal was located near latitude 30.0 north, longitude 76.2 west or about 305 miles due east of Saint Augustine, Fla. Cristobal is drifting toward the south near 3 mph, but the tropical storm is expected to move slowly to the east on Wednesday. However, steering currents are not presently well defined so some erratic motion is possible, according to NOAA’s National Hurricane Center. (Click NOAA satellite image for larger view of Tropical Storm Cristobal taken August 6, 2002, at 1:15 p.m. EDT.)
Cristobal is the third named tropical storm of the 2002 Atlantic hurricane season. Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph with higher gusts. Some slow increase in strength is possible during the next 24 hours. Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 85 miles to the southwest of the center. The estimated minimum central pressure is 999 mb, 29.50 inches.
For storm information specific to your area, please consult NOAA’s local National Weather Service forecast offices.Click NOAA tracking map for larger view.
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Hurricane Forecasters Say 6 to 8 Hurricanes Could Threaten in 2002; NOAA Expects Normal to Slightly above Normal Atlantic Storm Activity
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