Hurricane KARL

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HURRICANE KARL ADVISORY NUMBER  27
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 AM AST THU SEP 23 2004

...KARL RESTRENGTHENS INTO A MAJOR HURRICANE...
 
AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KARL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 31.7 NORTH... LONGITUDE  45.8 WEST OR ABOUT 1150
MILES...1850 KM... WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES.
 
KARL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 23 MPH...37 
KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH SOME
ACCELERATION DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 125 MPH...205 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS KARL
MOVES OVER COOLER WATERS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  85 MILES...140 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 345 MILES...555 KM.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  948 MB...27.99 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...31.7 N... 45.8 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 23 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...125 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 948 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST.
 
FORECASTER BLAKE/PASCH
 
 
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