Hurricane KARL

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HURRICANE KARL ADVISORY NUMBER  20
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 AM AST TUE SEP 21 2004
 
...KARL NO THREAT TO LAND...

AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KARL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 21.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE  48.0 WEST OR ABOUT 1005
MILES...1620 KM...EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS.
 
KARL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22
KM/HR...AND A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED IN ABOUT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE ESTIMATED TO HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 125
MPH...205 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME ADDITIONAL WEAKENIN IS
POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  85 MILES...140 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 230 MILES...370 KM.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  944 MB...27.88 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...21.4 N... 48.0 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...125 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 944 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER LAWRENCE
 
 
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