ZCZC MIATCPAT1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM KATE ADVISORY NUMBER 16 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 AM AST MON SEP 29 2003 ...KATE STRENGTHENS TO NEAR HURRICANE STRENGTH... AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KATE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 37.6 WEST OR ABOUT 835 MILES...1345 KM...SOUTHWEST OF LAJES IN THE AZORES. KATE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 20 MPH...32 KM/HR. A GENERAL NORTHEASTWARD MOTION WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME SLOW ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND KATE COULD BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES...370 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 991 MB...29.26 INCHES. REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...28.8 N... 37.6 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 20 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 70 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 991 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM AST. FORECASTER BEVEN NNNN
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