Hurricane Kate

Forecast Advisory 25

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WTNT31 KNHC 012028
TCPAT1
BULLETIN
HURRICANE KATE ADVISORY NUMBER 25
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 PM AST WED OCT 01 2003

...KATE REGAINS HURRICANE STATUS...

AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KATE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 31.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 41.6 WEST OR ABOUT 1350 MILES...
2175 KM...EAST OF BERMUDA.

KATE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/HR...
AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH...120
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 200 MILES...325 KM.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 987 MB...29.15 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...31.5 N... 41.6 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 75 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 987 MB.

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

FORECASTER BEVEN