ZCZC MIATCPAT1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE KARL ADVISORY NUMBER 10 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 11 PM AST FRI SEP 25 1998 ...KARL MOVING OVER THE OPEN WATERS OF THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC... AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KARL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 51.0 WEST OR ABOUT 1460 MILES... 2345 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES ISLANDS. KARL IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 14 MPH ...22 KM/HR... AND A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 85 MPH...140 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED 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 115 MILES...185 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 980 MB...28.94 INCHES. REPEATING THE 11 PM AST POSITION...30.8 N... 51.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 85 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 980 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM AST...SATURDAY. PASCH STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT1 AND WMO HEADER WTNT71 KNHC. NNNN