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Hurricane KATE

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HURRICANE KATE ADVISORY NUMBER  29...CORRECTED
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 PM AST THU OCT 02 2003

CORRECTED FOR HEADLINE  DIRECTION OF MOTION 

...KATE STRENGTHENING SOME MORE AS IT CONTINUES
   WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD...
 
AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KATE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE  45.2 WEST OR ABOUT 1165 MILES...
1875 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.
 
KATE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR.  A
TURN TOWARD THE WEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR  90 MPH...150
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS
FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  30 MILES... 45 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 230 MILES...370 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  976 MB...28.82 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...29.8 N... 45.2 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 90 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 976 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER BEVEN
 
 
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