ZCZC MIATCPAT1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE KARL ADVISORY NUMBER 15 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 AM AST SUN SEP 27 1998 ...KARL ACCELERATING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST... AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KARL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 36.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 44.6 WEST OR ABOUT 960 MILES...1550 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES ISLANDS. KARL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 33 MPH ...54 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS WITH A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE EAST. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH...165 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES... 75 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 970 MB...28.64 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...36.6 N... 44.6 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 33 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 970 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST. JARVINEN STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT1 AND WMO HEADER WTNT71 KNHC. NNNN