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HURRICANE KARL ADVISORY NUMBER  31
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 AM AST FRI SEP 24 2004

...KARL COMPLETING EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION...

AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KARL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 40.8 NORTH... LONGITUDE 41.0 WEST OR ABOUT 770
MILES...1240 KM... WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE AZORES.

KARL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 30 MPH
...48 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING
THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTHEAST THEREAFTER.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  85 MPH...140 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  CONTINUED WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  85 MILES...140 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 405 MILES...650 KM.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  965 MB...28.50 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...40.8 N... 41.0 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 30 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 85 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 965 MB.

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

FORECASTER ROBERTS/BEVEN


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