Hurricane KATE
ZCZC MIATCPAT1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE KATE ADVISORY NUMBER 45 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 PM AST MON OCT 06 2003 ...KATE ACCELERATING AND WEAKENING... AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KATE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 38.1 NORTH... LONGITUDE 54.4 WEST OR ABOUT 590 MILES...950 KM...SOUTH OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND. KATE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 24 MPH ...39 KM/HR...AND A FURTHER INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME WEAKENING 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. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 983 MB...29.03 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...38.1 N... 54.4 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 24 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 80 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 983 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM AST. FORECASTER KNABB/FRANKLIN NNNN