tropical storm nicholas tropical storm nicholas long lived tropical storm october november atlantic hurricane season forming tropical wave october central nicholas slowly developed moderate levels wind shear lifetime deep convection slowly organized nicholas attained peak intensity mph october moving west northwestward lifetime turned northward weakened increasing shear storm turned west briefly turning north nicholas transitioned extratropical cyclone october extratropical storm nicholas executed large loop west moving week organizing tropical low absorbed non tropical low low continued westward crossed florida ultimately dissipated gulf_coast united_states november nicholas impact tropical cyclone impact low absorbed storm limited rainfall gusty winds rough surf nicholas extended average levels tropical cyclone activity season fourteen seasons reach fourteen storms low absorbed storm nearly developed tropical cyclone called moderate wind shear prevented development meteorological history origin tropical storm nicholas traced tropical wave moved coast africa october moved westward developed broad area low pressure wave october convection organized low early october located miles southwest cape_verde islands upper level winds favorable system better organized circulation center initially remained located west area heavy showers surface circulation large circulation envelope moved position near western edge deepest convection estimated system developed late october located miles west southwest cape_verde islands located area moderate southwesterly wind shear depression slow organize early october clear center depicted infrared satellite imagery depression moved west northwest gradually strengthened tropical storm nicholas late october located miles east windward_islands october deep convection better organized center nicholas remained displaced deepest shower activity despite shear storm continued strengthen moved west northwest motion caused mid level ridge north october nicholas transitioned system organized system result banding features improvement convective pattern lesser amounts vertical shear anticyclone storm nicholas continued strengthen attained peak intensity mph october located miles east leeward_islands dvorak estimates suggested nicholas potentially attained hurricane status microwave images storm showed system evidence eye feature shortly peaking strength nicholas weakened increasing southwesterly wind shear center circulation briefly exposed deep convection response break subtropical ridge storm turned north october nicholas turned west october later winds storm decreased minimal storm strength convection diminished greatly nicholas unexpectedly strengthened deep convection reaching winds mph storm weakened increasing shear turning northwest nicholas degenerated tropical depression october nicholas tracked northward response break subtropical ridge october remnant low pressure area nicholas lost tropical characteristics retained transitioned extratropical cyclone remnant storm executed large loop resulting westward motion brief intensification extratropical storm october storm continued west warm associated non tropical low southwest executed second loop south october convection increased low level circulation left nicholas national_hurricane_center indicated potential tropical subtropical development moved warmer waters system executed small cyclonic loop october system organized tropical low turned westward non tropical low november remnants nicholas absorbed low november convection increased complex system absorbed remnants nicholas national_hurricane_center indicated system develop tropical subtropical cyclone time low continued quickly westward generating sporadic convection crossed florida november entering gulf_of_mexico turned west northwest organizing landfall southeast louisiana november continued inland quickly weakened louisiana mississippi november impact records naming non tropical low absorbed nicholas dropped locally heavy rainfall bahamas southern florida portions northern gulf_coast gusty winds low produced heavy surf rip currents east west coast florida wind gust mph recorded system moved ashore low resulted foot swells east_coast united_states overall damage deaths associated nicholas low absorbed operationally national_hurricane_center determined non tropical low absorbed nicholas developed tropical subtropical storm named post season analysis center considered classifying system tropical depression lack sufficient characteristics tropical depression prevented classification nicholas attained hurricane status tropical cyclones reach hurricane status october deep tropical atlantic
Tropical Storm Nicholas (2003)