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#9072 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:51 PM 17.Sep.2004) TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM KARL ADVISORY NUMBER 6 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 PM AST FRI SEP 17 2004 ...KARL STRENGTHENS SLIGHTLY OVER THE OPEN TROPICAL ATLANTIC... AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KARL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 37.4 WEST OR ABOUT 900 MILES...1450 KM...WEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. KARL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS... AND KARL WILL LIKELY BECOME A HURRICANE ON SATURDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES ...110 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 990 MB...29.23 INCHES. REPEATING THE 11 PM AST POSITION...14.2 N... 37.4 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 70 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 990 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM AST. FORECASTER STEWART |