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| #9354 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:52 PM 20.Sep.2004) TCPAT2 BULLETIN HURRICANE KARL ADVISORY NUMBER 18 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 PM AST MON SEP 20 2004 ...KARL RE-STRENGTHENS TO CATEGORY 4 STATUS... AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KARL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 47.4 WEST OR ABOUT 950 MILES...1530 KM...EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES. KARL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH A TURN TO THE NORTH THEREAFTER. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 140 MPH...220 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. KARL IS A MAJOR CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE AND SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES...325 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 938 MB...27.70 INCHES. REPEATING THE 11 PM AST POSITION...19.1 N... 47.4 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 938 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM AST. FORECASTER BERG/JARVINEN |
