Hurricane KATE
ZCZC MIATCPAT1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE KATE ADVISORY NUMBER 41 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 PM AST SUN OCT 05 2003 ...KATE WEAKENS AS IT HEADS NORTH... AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KATE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.9 NORTH... LONGITUDE 56.5 WEST OR ABOUT 485 MILES...780 KM...EAST OF BERMUDA. KATE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 10 MPH ...17 KM/HR. AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MPH...150 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS LIKELY OVER 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 976 MB...28.82 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...31.9 N... 56.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH 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 FRANKLIN NNNN