Tropical Storm KATE

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TROPICAL STORM KATE ADVISORY NUMBER  15
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 AM AST MON SEP 29 2003
 
AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KATE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 27.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 39.7 WEST OR ABOUT 970
MILES...1560 KM...SOUTHWEST OF LAJES IN THE AZORES.
 
KATE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR...WITH A
DECREASE IN FORWARD MOTION EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  65 MPH...100 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY
OR SO.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES
...370 KM FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  994 MB...29.35 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...27.7 N... 39.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 14 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 65 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 994 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST.
 
FORECASTER STEWART/HOLWEG
 
 
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