ZCZC MIATCPAT2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE KARL ADVISORY NUMBER 19 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 AM AST TUE SEP 21 2004 ...DANGEROUS HURRICANE KARL NOW MOVING NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD...NO THREAT TO LAND... AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KARL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.1 NORTH... LONGITUDE 47.5 WEST OR ABOUT 1025 MILES...1650 KM... EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. KARL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH ...19 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 140 MPH...220 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. KARL IS A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES...325 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 940 MB...27.76 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...20.1 N... 47.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 940 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST. FORECASTER PASCH $$ NNNN
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