Tropical Storm Nana remains disorganized in the Atlantic

TROPICAL STORM NANA ADVISORY NUMBER   3

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL142008

500 AM EDT MON OCT 13 2008

...NANA REMAINS DISORGANIZED...

AT 500 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NANA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 39.3 WEST OR ABOUT 1015

MILES...1635 KM...WEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.

NANA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE NOT CONDUCIVE FOR INTENSIFICATION...

AND NANA IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATER TODAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM FROM THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 500 AM EDT POSITION...16.6 N...39.3 W.  MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 AM EDT.

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FORECASTER PASCH