Hurricane Kate

Forecast Advisory 44

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WTNT31 KNHC 061457
TCPAT1
BULLETIN
HURRICANE KATE ADVISORY NUMBER 44
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 AM AST MON OCT 06 2003

AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE
KATE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 36.1 NORTH...
LONGITUDE 55.2 WEST OR ABOUT 740 MILES...1190 KM... SOUTH OF CAPE
RACE NEWFOUNDLAND.

KATE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 22 MPH
...35 KM/HR...AND A FURTHER INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

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

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES... 55 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 175 MILES...280 KM.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 979 MB...28.91 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...36.1 N... 55.2 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 22 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 85 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 979 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM AST.

FORECASTER KNABB/FRANKLIN