ZCZC MIATCPAT1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE KARL ADVISORY NUMBER 8 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 11 AM AST FRI SEP 25 1998 ...KARL BECOMES A HURRICANE... AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KARL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 53.2 WEST OR ABOUT 1555 MILES... 2500 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES ISLANDS. KARL IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NORTHEAST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR... AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY WITH A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTHEAST LATER TODAY OR EARLY SATURDAY. 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 30 MILES... 45 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 987 MB...29.15 INCHES. REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...30.4 N... 53.2 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...EAST NORTHEAST NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 75 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 987 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM AST. GROSS STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT1 AND WMO HEADER WTNT71 KNHC. NNNN