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#152939 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:34 PM 28.Sep.2007) TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM KAREN ADVISORY NUMBER 17 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL122007 1100 PM AST FRI SEP 28 2007 ...CENTER OF KAREN RE-LOCATED...STORM EXPECTED TO WEAKEN... AT 1100 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KAREN WAS RE-LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 51.9 WEST OR ABOUT 660 MILES...1060 KM...EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS. KAREN IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR... AND MOTION BETWEEN WEST-NORTHWEST AND NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. KAREN COULD WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS DUE TO STRONG UPPER-LEVEL WINDS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES...335 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES. REPEATING THE 1100 PM AST POSITION...16.2 N...51.9 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE |