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| #8966 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:38 AM 17.Sep.2004) TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM KARL ADVISORY NUMBER 3 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 AM AST FRI SEP 17 2004 ...KARL GETTING STRONGER... AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KARL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.5 NORTH... LONGITUDE 35.3 WEST OR ABOUT 820 MILES...1320 KM... WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. KARL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MPH ...19 KM/HR. A MOTION TO THE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED...WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED...DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. KARL HAS BEEN GETTING STRONGER DURING THE EVENING AND MAY BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY OR EARLY TOMORROW. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES ... 95 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 994 MB...29.35 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...11.5 N... 35.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 65 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 994 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST. FORECASTER JARVINEN |
