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HURRICANE KAREN ADVISORY NUMBER   7
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM AST SUN OCT 14 2001

...KAREN STRENGTHENING SLIGHTLY...MOVING NORTHWARD TOWARD 
NOVA SCOTIA...
 
AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KAREN WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 39.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE  63.6 WEST OR 
ABOUT 390 MILES...630 KM...SOUTH OF HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA.
 
KAREN IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR  9 MPH...15 KM/HR...
AND THIS GENERAL MOTION SHOULD CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS 
WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED LATER TODAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  80 MPH...130 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST 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 185 MILES...295 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  982 MB...29.00 INCHES.
 
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SPREAD
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN COASTAL REGIONS OF NOVA SCOTIA LATER TODAY.
 
REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...39.1 N... 63.6 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR  9 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 80 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 982 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER 
AT 11 AM AST.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
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