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BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM KARL ADVISORY NUMBER  44
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL122016
500 AM AST SUN SEP 25 2016

...KARL RACING NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE NORTH ATLANTIC...
...EXPECTED TO BECOME A POWERFUL POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE LATER
TODAY...


SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...37.5N 53.5W
ABOUT 635 MI...1025 KM S OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 55 DEGREES AT 46 MPH...74 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...990 MB...29.24 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 500 AM AST (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Karl was
located near latitude 37.5 North, longitude 53.5 West.  Karl is
moving toward the northeast near 46 mph (74 km/h) and this general
motion is expected to continue through today.

Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 70 mph (110 km/h)
with higher gusts.  Some additional strengthening is forecast during
the next 24 hours, and Karl is expected to be at hurricane intensity
when it becomes a post-tropical cyclone later today.  The
post-tropical cyclone will be absorbed by a large extratropical low
tonight or early Monday.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 185 miles (295 km)
from the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 990 mb (29.24 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 1100 AM AST.

$$
Forecaster Stewart