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| #539034 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:44 AM 31.Aug.2012) TCPAT1 BULLETIN HURRICANE KIRK ADVISORY NUMBER 12 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL112012 1100 AM AST FRI AUG 31 2012 ...HURRICANE KIRK MOVING NORTHWARD OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC... SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...31.2N 50.8W ABOUT 825 MI...1330 KM E OF BERMUDA ABOUT 1430 MI...2300 KM WSW OF THE AZORES MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 5 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...972 MB...28.70 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KIRK WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 50.8 WEST. KIRK IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/H. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH- NORTHEAST AND NORTHEAST WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH...165 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. KIRK IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. SLOW WEAKENING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT. 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 972 MB...28.70 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM AST. $$ FORECASTER BRENNAN |
