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#9666 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:51 AM 23.Sep.2004) TCPAT2 BULLETIN HURRICANE KARL ADVISORY NUMBER 27 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 AM AST THU SEP 23 2004 ...KARL RESTRENGTHENS INTO A MAJOR HURRICANE... AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KARL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.7 NORTH... LONGITUDE 45.8 WEST OR ABOUT 1150 MILES...1850 KM... WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES. KARL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 23 MPH...37 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH SOME ACCELERATION DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 125 MPH...205 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS KARL MOVES OVER COOLER WATERS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 345 MILES...555 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 948 MB...27.99 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...31.7 N... 45.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 23 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...125 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 948 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST. FORECASTER BLAKE/PASCH |