000 WTNT31 KNHC 051445 TCPAT1 BULLETIN HURRICANE KATE ADVISORY NUMBER 40 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 AM AST SUN OCT 05 2003 ...KATE TURNS TO THE NORTHWEST... AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KATE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.2 NORTH... LONGITUDE 56.3 WEST OR ABOUT 505 MILES...810 KM...EAST OF BERMUDA. KATE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH ...15 KM/HR. A TURN TO THE NORTH AT A FASTER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH...160 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 175 MILES...280 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 973 MB...28.73 INCHES. REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...31.2 N... 56.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 973 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM AST. FORECASTER FRANKLIN