Hurricane KATE
ZCZC MIATCPAT1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE KATE ADVISORY NUMBER 34 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 PM AST FRI OCT 03 2003 ...KATE IS A CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR/SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE... AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KATE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 50.8 WEST OR ABOUT 845 MILES... 1360 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA. KATE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...185 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE 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 200 MILES...325 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 962 MB...28.41 INCHES. REPEATING THE 11 PM AST POSITION...29.9 N... 50.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 962 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM AST. FORECASTER LAWRENCE NNNN