Storm upgraded to Tropical Storm Nicole; warnings gone in Florida

From National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:

BANDS OF THUNDERSTORMS HAVE FORMED CLOSER TO THE CENTER OVER THE

SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE CIRCULATION SINCE YESTERDAY.

ALSO…THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW SHIP…BUOY…AND LAND OBSERVATIONS OF

SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS.  BASED ON THE IMPROVED

ORGANIZATION AND THE SURFACE DATA…THE SYSTEM IS UPGRADED TO

TROPICAL STORM NICOLE.

SURFACE OBSERVATIONS FROM CUBA AND VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE

THAT THE CENTER OF NICOLE WAS LOCATED ALONG THE SOUTH-CENTRAL COAST

OF CUBA AROUND 1200 UTC THIS MORNING.  SURFACE DATA SHOW THAT THE

CYCLONE CORE CONSISTS OF A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT WINDS…WITH THE

STRONGEST WINDS STILL OCCURRING WELL TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST OF

THE CENTER.  THE OBSERVATIONS ALSO INDICATE THAT A SURFACE TROUGH

EXTENDS NORTHWARD ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF FLORIDA.  THE GLOBAL

MODELS SUGGEST THAT EXTRATROPICAL DEVELOPMENT WILL OCCUR ALONG THE

NORTHERN EXTENT OF THE TROUGH OFF THE EAST COAST OF CENTRAL OR

NORTH FLORIDA LATER TODAY.  THE EXTRATROPICAL LOW IS THEN FORECAST

TO MOVE NORTHWARD ALONG THE U.S. EAST COAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE

OF DAYS.  NICOLE IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS CUBA AND

THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS…AND IS LIKELY TO DISSIPATE AS THE

EXTRATROPICAL DEVELOPMENT BECOMES THE DOMINANT EVENT.  THE NEW NHC

TRACK IS A LITTLE EAST OF THE PREVIOUS ADVISORY AND SHOWS

DISSIPATION OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE MUCH SOONER THAN PREVIOUSLY

PREDICTED.  GIVEN THE COMPLEXITY OF THE SCENARIO…HOWEVER…

UNCERTAINTY IN THIS FORECAST IS HIGHER THAN NORMAL.

BASED ON THE UPDATED FORECAST TRACK…ALL WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR

FLORIDA HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED.  THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM NICOLE IS

HEAVY RAINFALL…ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAINOUS AREAS OF JAMAICA AND

CUBA.

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