000 WTNT31 KNHC 030215 TCPAT1 BULLETIN HURRICANE KATE ADVISORY NUMBER 30 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 PM AST THU OCT 02 2003 ...KATE CONTINUES MOVING WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD... AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KATE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 46.3 WEST OR ABOUT 1100 MILES...1780 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA. KATE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH ...19 KM/HR...AND A MOSTLY WESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MPH...150 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES... 45 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES...370 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 976 MB...28.82 INCHES. REPEATING THE 11 PM AST POSITION...29.5 N... 46.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 90 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 976 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM AST. FORECASTER LAWRENCE