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Hurricane KATE (Text)

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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
 
 
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