Hurricane Kate

Forecast Advisory 23

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WTNT31 KNHC 010828
TCPAT1
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM KATE ADVISORY NUMBER 23
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 AM AST WED OCT 01 2003

...KATE HEADING WESTWARD...IT COULD STRENGHTEN...

AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KATE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 32.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 38.9 WEST OR ABOUT 1500
MILES...2420 KM...EAST OF BERMUDA.

KATE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MPH ...19 KM/HR...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH... 95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES
...325 KM FROM THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB...29.44 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...32.4 N... 38.9 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 60 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 997 MB.

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

FORECASTER AVILA