Hurricane KATE

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HURRICANE KATE ADVISORY NUMBER  27
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 AM AST THU OCT 02 2003

...KATE A LITTLE STRONGER...MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST...
 
AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KATE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE  43.4 WEST OR ABOUT 1265 MILES...
2035 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.
 
KATE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR. 
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH
GRADUAL TURN TO THE WEST THEREAFTER.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR  85 MPH...140
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH 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 230 MILES...370 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  979 MB...28.91 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...30.1 N... 43.4 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 85 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 979 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 AM AST.
 
FORECASTER AVILA
  
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