Hurricane KATE
ZCZC MIATCPAT1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE KATE ADVISORY NUMBER 39 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 AM AST SUN OCT 05 2003 ...KATE CONTINUES OVER THE NORTH ATLANTIC... AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KATE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 55.8 WEST OR ABOUT 580 MILES...935 KM...EAST OF BERMUDA. KATE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR. A TURN TO THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 110 MPH...175 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 175 MILES...280 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 968 MB...28.59 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...30.6 N... 55.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...110 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 968 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST. FORECASTER AVILA NNNN