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| #539180 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:38 PM 31.Aug.2012) TCPAT1 BULLETIN HURRICANE KIRK ADVISORY NUMBER 14 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL112012 1100 PM AST FRI AUG 31 2012 ...KIRK WEAKENS SOME MORE... SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...33.9N 49.5W ABOUT 905 MI...1455 KM SSE OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND ABOUT 1285 MI...2070 KM W OF THE AZORES MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...988 MB...29.18 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KIRK WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 49.5 WEST. KIRK IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/H. A TURN TO THE NORTHEAST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. KIRK IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. WEAKENING IS FORECAST...AND KIRK IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE IN ABOUT 48 HOURS. 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. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 988 MB...29.18 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI |
