[Tropical] Public Tropical Cyclone Advisory

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Sun Sep 19 15:36:28 CDT 2004


WTNT32 KNHC 192036
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BULLETIN
HURRICANE KARL ADVISORY NUMBER  13
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 PM AST SUN SEP 19 2004

...KARL BECOMES THE 4TH CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE OF THE SEASON...

AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KARL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 17.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE  44.0 WEST OR ABOUT 1155
MILES...1855 KM... EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES.

KARL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR...
AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 135 MPH...215
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS
FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  25 MILES... 35 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 140 MILES...220 KM.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE FROM SATELLITE AND MICROWAVE
DATA IS 944 MB...27.88 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...17.0 N... 44.0 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...135 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 944 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM AST.

FORECASTER BLAKE/LAWRENCE


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