Hurricane Kate

Forecast Advisory 45

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WTNT31 KNHC 062053
TCPAT1
BULLETIN
HURRICANE KATE ADVISORY NUMBER 45
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 PM AST MON OCT 06 2003

...KATE ACCELERATING AND WEAKENING...

AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KATE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 38.1 NORTH... LONGITUDE 54.4 WEST OR ABOUT 590
MILES...950 KM...SOUTH OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND.

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

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH...130 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 200 MILES...325 KM.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 983 MB...29.03 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...38.1 N... 54.4 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 24 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 80 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 983 MB.

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

FORECASTER KNABB/FRANKLIN