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HURRICANE KAREN ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM EDT SAT OCT 13 2001

...KAREN BECOMES THE SIXTH ATLANTIC HURRICANE... 
 
AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KAREN WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 37.6 NORTH...  LONGITUDE 64.6 WEST OR ABOUT 360 MILES...580
KM...NORTH OF BERMUDA.

KAREN IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 7 MPH ...11 KM/HR...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  35 MILES... 55 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 160 MILES...260 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  985 MB...29.09 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 PM EDT POSITION...37.6 N... 64.6 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR  7 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 75 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 985 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 PM EDT.

FORECASTER JARVINEN
 
 
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