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| #9219 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:47 AM 19.Sep.2004) TCPAT2 BULLETIN HURRICANE KARL ADVISORY NUMBER 11 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 AM AST SUN SEP 19 2004 ...KARL CHURNING THE WATERS OF THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC... AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KARL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.3 NORTH... LONGITUDE 42.2 WEST OR ABOUT 1210 MILES...1945 KM... WEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. KARL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH ...19 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...185 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE COMMON IN MAJOR HURRICANES AND COULD OCCUR WITH KARL OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES... 35 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...220 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 960 MB...28.35 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...16.3 N... 42.2 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 960 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST. FORECASTER FRANKLIN |
