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WTNT31 KNHC 311443
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BULLETIN
HURRICANE KIRK ADVISORY NUMBER  12
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL112012
1100 AM AST FRI AUG 31 2012
 
...HURRICANE KIRK MOVING NORTHWARD OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...31.2N 50.8W
ABOUT 825 MI...1330 KM E OF BERMUDA
ABOUT 1430 MI...2300 KM WSW OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 5 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...972 MB...28.70 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KIRK WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 31.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 50.8 WEST. KIRK IS MOVING
TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/H. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-
NORTHEAST AND NORTHEAST WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS
EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH...165 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. KIRK IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE. SLOW WEAKENING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES...30 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70
MILES...110 KM.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 972 MB...28.70 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM AST.
 
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FORECASTER BRENNAN