008
WTNT32 KNHC 011451
TCPAT2

BULLETIN
Tropical Storm Kirk Advisory Number   8
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL122024
1100 AM AST Tue Oct 01 2024

...NEARBY BUOY FINDS A STRONGER KIRK...


SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.3N 39.2W
ABOUT 1010 MI...1630 KM W OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...988 MB...29.18 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.


DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Kirk was
located near latitude 15.3 North, longitude 39.2 West. Kirk is
moving toward the west-northwest near 13 mph (20 km/h), and this
motion is expected to continue with a gradual turn more
northwestward over the next several days.

Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 70 mph (110 km/h)
with higher gusts.  Additional strengthening is anticipated and
Kirk should become a hurricane by tonight, and a major hurricane in
a couple of days.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 195 miles (315 km)
from the center. A PIRATA Buoy (13008) earlier this morning
measured a sustained wind of 40 mph (64 km/h), and a gust to 51 mph
(83 km/h).

The estimated minimum central pressure is 988 mb (29.18 inches). A
PIRATA Buoy 13008 earlier reported a minimum pressure of 990.2 mb
(29.24 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 500 PM AST.

$$
Forecaster Papin