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| #538787 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:32 PM 30.Aug.2012) TCPAT1 BULLETIN HURRICANE KIRK ADVISORY NUMBER 9 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL112012 500 PM AST THU AUG 30 2012 ...KIRK RAPIDLY STRENGTHENING OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC... SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...28.2N 50.3W ABOUT 1065 MI...1715 KM NE OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS ABOUT 1505 MI...2420 KM WSW OF THE AZORES MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...150 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 330 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...982 MB...29.00 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KIRK WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 50.3 WEST. KIRK IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/H...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY...FOLLOWED BY AN ACCELERATION TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST FRIDAY NIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 90 MPH...150 KM/H... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. KIRK IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...AND KIRK COULD BECOME A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON FRIDAY. HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES...30 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 982 MB...29.00 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM AST. $$ FORECASTER STEWART |
