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Tropical Storm KARL (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM KARL ADVISORY NUMBER   6
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 PM AST FRI SEP 17 2004

...KARL STRENGTHENS SLIGHTLY OVER THE OPEN TROPICAL ATLANTIC...
 
AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KARL WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE  37.4 WEST OR ABOUT 
900 MILES...1450 KM...WEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.
 
KARL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR...AND
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...
AND KARL WILL LIKELY BECOME A HURRICANE ON SATURDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  70 MILES
...110 KM FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  990 MB...29.23 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 11 PM AST POSITION...14.2 N... 37.4 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 70 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 990 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER 
AT 5 AM AST.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
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