ZCZC MIATCPAT1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE KATE ADVISORY NUMBER 37 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 PM AST SAT OCT 04 2003 ...KATE INTENSIFIES TO NEAR CATEGORY 4 STRENGTH... AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KATE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 54.5 WEST OR ABOUT 625 MILES...1005 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA. KATE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST EXPECTED BY SUNDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 125 MPH...205 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS MAKES KATE A STRONG CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY 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 200 MILES...325 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 952 MB...28.11 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...30.3 N... 54.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...125 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 952 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM AST. FORECASTER STEWART NNNN
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