Tropical Storm KATE

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TROPICAL STORM KATE ADVISORY NUMBER  13
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 PM AST SUN SEP 28 2003

...KATE MOVING NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH...

AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KATE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 25.2 NORTH... LONGITUDE 42.6 WEST OR ABOUT 1240
MILES... 1995 KM...SOUTHWEST OF LAJES IN THE WESTERN AZORES.

KATE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 12 MPH...19
KM/HR...AND A GENERALLY NORTHEASTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED OVER THE 
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  60 MPH... 95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...220 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  997 MB...29.44 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...25.2 N... 42.6 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 12 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 60 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 997 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER PASCH/BERG
 
 
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