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Tropical Storm KATE (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM KATE ADVISORY NUMBER  14
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 PM AST SUN SEP 28 2003
 
AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KATE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 26.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE  40.7 WEST OR ABOUT 1065
MILES...1715 KM...SOUTHWEST OF LAJES IN THE AZORES.
 
KATE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 17 MPH ...28 KM/HR...AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.
 
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 230 MILES
...370 KM FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  997 MB...29.44 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 11 PM AST POSITION...26.7 N... 40.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 17 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 60 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 997 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM AST.
 
FORECASTER LAWRENCE
 
 
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