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#8999 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:34 AM 17.Sep.2004) TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM KARL ADVISORY NUMBER 4 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 AM AST FRI SEP 17 2004 ...KARL MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD OVER OPEN WATERS... AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KARL WAS RE-LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 35.5 WEST OR ABOUT 810 MILES...1305 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. KARL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH ...17 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. KARL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES ...165 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 994 MB...29.35 INCHES. REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...12.3 N... 35.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 65 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 994 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM AST. FORECASTER FRANKLIN |