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WTNT32 KNHC 261453
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BULLETIN
Tropical Storm Karen Advisory Number  18
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL122019
1100 AM AST Thu Sep 26 2019

...KAREN SLIGHTLY STRONGER...
...BUT FORECAST TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW IN A FEW DAYS...


SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...26.6N 63.3W
ABOUT 405 MI...650 KM SSE OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.


DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Karen was
located near latitude 26.6 North, longitude 63.3 West.  Karen is
moving toward the north-northeast near 14 mph (22 km/h), and this
motion is expected to continue with a decrease in forward speed
through this evening.  Karen is then forecast to make a slow
clockwise loop, ultimately moving westward by early Sunday.

Satellite-derived wind data indicate that maximum sustained winds
are near 45 mph (75 km/h) with higher gusts.  Weakening is forecast
by the weekend, and Karen is expected to become a remnant low by
Sunday.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles (95 km)
northwest of the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1004 mb (29.65 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 500 PM AST.

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Forecaster Berg