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#9557 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:34 AM 22.Sep.2004) TCPAT2 BULLETIN HURRICANE KARL ADVISORY NUMBER 24 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 AM AST WED SEP 22 2004 ...KARL CONTINUES NORTHWARD... AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KARL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 49.0 WEST OR ABOUT 1490 MILES...2395 KM... WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES. KARL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 14 MPH ...22 KM/HR. A TURN TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH...165 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 290 MILES...465 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 970 MB...28.64 INCHES. REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...26.9 N... 49.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 970 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM AST. FORECASTER FRANKLIN |