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#9894 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:40 AM 24.Sep.2004) TCPAT2 BULLETIN HURRICANE KARL ADVISORY NUMBER 32 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 AM AST FRI SEP 24 2004 ...KARL RACING NORTHWARD... AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KARL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 44.4 NORTH... LONGITUDE 40.2 WEST OR ABOUT 815 MILES...1310 KM... NORTHWEST OF THE AZORES. KARL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 40 MPH ...65 KM/HR. A TURN TO THE NORTHEAST WITH SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AS KARL CONTINUES TO LOSE TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 405 MILES...650 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 970 MB...28.64 INCHES. REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...44.4 N... 40.2 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 40 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 80 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 970 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM AST. FORECASTER FRANKLIN |