Tropical Storm Nicole advisory
At 11 a.m. AST, Tropical Storm Nicole was moving toward the northeast near 9 MPH. A motion to the northeast accompanied by a gradual increase in forward speed is expected during the next 24 hours. On the forecast track, the center of Nicole will move over the Florida Straits later this afternoon and move near or over the northwestern Bahamas tonight.
Maximum sustained winds are near 40 MPH with higher gusts. Little change is expected during the next 24 hours before Nicole is absorbed by and extratropical on Thursday.
Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 345 miles from the center.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service