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Tropical Storm KATE (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM KATE FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  16
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL162003
1500Z MON SEP 29 2003
 
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 28.8N  37.6W AT 29/1500Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  30 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHEAST OR  50 DEGREES AT  17 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  991 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  60 KT WITH GUSTS TO  75 KT.
50 KT....... 30NE  30SE   0SW   0NW.
34 KT.......200NE 200SE  50SW  50NW.
12 FT SEAS..200NE 200SE  75SW  75NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT.  RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.
 
REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 28.8N  37.6W AT 29/1500Z
AT 29/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 28.3N  38.2W
 
FORECAST VALID 30/0000Z 30.0N  36.5W
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
50 KT... 30NE  30SE   0SW   0NW.
34 KT...200NE 200SE  50SW  50NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 30/1200Z 30.8N  36.1W
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
64 KT... 20NE  20SE   0SW   0NW.
50 KT... 40NE  40SE   0SW  40NW.
34 KT...200NE 150SE  50SW 150NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 01/0000Z 31.3N  36.3W
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
64 KT... 20NE  20SE   0SW   0NW.
50 KT... 40NE  40SE   0SW  40NW.
34 KT...200NE 150SE  50SW 150NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 01/1200Z 31.6N  36.8W
MAX WIND  70 KT...GUSTS  85 KT.
50 KT... 40NE  40SE  40SW  40NW.
34 KT...200NE 100SE  75SW 200NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 02/1200Z 32.0N  38.5W
MAX WIND  70 KT...GUSTS  85 KT.
50 KT... 40NE  40SE  40SW  40NW.
34 KT...200NE 100SE  75SW 200NW.
 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 275 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 375 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY
 
OUTLOOK VALID 03/1200Z 33.0N  40.5W
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 04/1200Z 35.0N  45.0W
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 28.8N  37.6W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 29/2100Z
 
FORECASTER BEVEN
 
 
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