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  • Thu, 03 Oct 2024 08:38:20 +0000: Atlantic Hurricane Kirk Advisory Number 16 - Atlantic Hurricane Kirk Advisory Number 16

    000
    WTNT32 KNHC 030838
    TCPAT2

    BULLETIN
    Hurricane Kirk Advisory Number 16
    NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL122024
    500 AM AST Thu Oct 03 2024

    ...KIRK FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN WHILE MOVING NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE
    CENTRAL ATLANTIC...
    ...LARGE SWELLS COULD REACH THE U.S. EAST COAST BY SUNDAY...


    SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
    ----------------------------------------------
    LOCATION...20.0N 45.0W
    ABOUT 1185 MI...1910 KM E OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS
    ABOUT 1645 MI...2645 KM SW OF THE AZORES
    MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...120 MPH...195 KM/H
    PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H
    MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...955 MB...28.20 INCHES


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


    DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
    ----------------------
    At 500 AM AST (0900 UTC), the center of Hurricane Kirk was located
    near latitude 20.0 North, longitude 45.0 West. Kirk is moving
    toward the northwest near 10 mph (17 km/h), and this general motion
    is expected to continue through early Friday. A turn toward the
    north and north-northeast at a faster forward speed is forecast
    over the weekend.

    Maximum sustained winds are near 120 mph (195 km/h) with higher
    gusts. Kirk is a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson
    Hurricane Wind Scale. Some strengthening is forecast during the
    next day or so.

    Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 km) from the
    center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 185 miles
    (295 km).

    The estimated minimum central pressure is 955 mb (28.20 inches).


    HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
    ----------------------
    SURF: Swells generated by Kirk are spreading westward and are
    expected to reach portions of the Leeward Islands on Friday,
    Bermuda and the Greater Antilles on Saturday, and the east coast
    of the United States and the Bahamas on Sunday. These swells are
    likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.
    Please consult products from your local weather office.


    NEXT ADVISORY
    -------------
    Next complete advisory at 1100 AM AST.

    $$
    Forecaster Berg

NHC Forecast Advisory on Beryl
  • Thu, 03 Oct 2024 08:37:50 +0000: Atlantic Hurricane KIRK Forecast/Advisory Number 1... - Atlantic Hurricane KIRK Forecast/Advisory Number 16 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL122024 0900 UTC THU OCT 03 2024 HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 20.0N 45.0W AT 03/0900Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 15 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OR 315 DEGREES AT 9 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 955 MB EYE DIAMETER 20 NM MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT WITH GUSTS TO 130 KT. 64 KT....... 30NE 25SE 15SW 20NW. 50 KT....... 60NE 50SE 30SW 40NW. 34 KT.......160NE 150SE 80SW 120NW. 12 FT SEAS..360NE 300SE 240SW 300NW. WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT. REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 20.0N 45.0W AT 03/0900Z AT 03/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 19.6N 44.7W FORECAST VALID 03/1800Z 20.8N 46.2W MAX WIND 115 KT...GUSTS 140 KT. 64 KT... 40NE 30SE 20SW 30NW. 50 KT... 70NE 60SE 40SW 50NW. 34 KT...170NE 160SE 90SW 130NW. FORECAST VALID 04/0600Z 22.1N 47.7W MAX WIND 120 KT...GUSTS 145 KT. 64 KT... 50NE 40SE 30SW 40NW. 50 KT... 80NE 80SE 50SW 60NW. 34 KT...180NE 160SE 100SW 140NW. FORECAST VALID 04/1800Z 23.5N 49.1W MAX WIND 120 KT...GUSTS 145 KT. 64 KT... 60NE 50SE 35SW 50NW. 50 KT... 90NE 100SE 50SW 70NW. 34 KT...180NE 170SE 100SW 150NW. FORECAST VALID 05/0600Z 25.4N 50.1W MAX WIND 115 KT...GUSTS 140 KT. 64 KT... 70NE 50SE 40SW 50NW. 50 KT...110NE 110SE 60SW 80NW. 34 KT...190NE 180SE 110SW 160NW. FORECAST VALID 05/1800Z 28.0N 50.3W MAX WIND 110 KT...GUSTS 135 KT. 50 KT...120NE 120SE 70SW 90NW. 34 KT...200NE 200SE 120SW 170NW. FORECAST VALID 06/0600Z 31.3N 49.3W MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT. 50 KT...130NE 120SE 80SW 100NW. 34 KT...210NE 230SE 150SW 170NW. EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 125 NM ON DAY 4 AND 175 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 15 KT EACH DAY OUTLOOK VALID 07/0600Z 38.5N 42.5W MAX WIND 85 KT...GUSTS 105 KT. 50 KT...130NE 140SE 120SW 100NW. 34 KT...240NE 280SE 220SW 170NW. OUTLOOK VALID 08/0600Z 44.7N 30.8W...Post-TROP/EXTRATROP MAX WIND 75 KT...GUSTS 90 KT. 50 KT...120NE 150SE 140SW 100NW. 34 KT...300NE 300SE 240SW 260NW. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 20.0N 45.0W NEXT Advisory AT 03/1500Z $$ FORECASTER BERG

    000
    WTNT22 KNHC 030837
    TCMAT2

    HURRICANE KIRK FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 16
    NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL122024
    0900 UTC THU OCT 03 2024

    HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 20.0N 45.0W AT 03/0900Z
    POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 15 NM

    PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OR 315 DEGREES AT 9 KT

    ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 955 MB
    EYE DIAMETER 20 NM
    MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT WITH GUSTS TO 130 KT.
    64 KT....... 30NE 25SE 15SW 20NW.
    50 KT....... 60NE 50SE 30SW 40NW.
    34 KT.......160NE 150SE 80SW 120NW.
    12 FT SEAS..360NE 300SE 240SW 300NW.
    WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL
    MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.

    REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 20.0N 45.0W AT 03/0900Z
    AT 03/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 19.6N 44.7W

    FORECAST VALID 03/1800Z 20.8N 46.2W
    MAX WIND 115 KT...GUSTS 140 KT.
    64 KT... 40NE 30SE 20SW 30NW.
    50 KT... 70NE 60SE 40SW 50NW.
    34 KT...170NE 160SE 90SW 130NW.

    FORECAST VALID 04/0600Z 22.1N 47.7W
    MAX WIND 120 KT...GUSTS 145 KT.
    64 KT... 50NE 40SE 30SW 40NW.
    50 KT... 80NE 80SE 50SW 60NW.
    34 KT...180NE 160SE 100SW 140NW.

    FORECAST VALID 04/1800Z 23.5N 49.1W
    MAX WIND 120 KT...GUSTS 145 KT.
    64 KT... 60NE 50SE 35SW 50NW.
    50 KT... 90NE 100SE 50SW 70NW.
    34 KT...180NE 170SE 100SW 150NW.

    FORECAST VALID 05/0600Z 25.4N 50.1W
    MAX WIND 115 KT...GUSTS 140 KT.
    64 KT... 70NE 50SE 40SW 50NW.
    50 KT...110NE 110SE 60SW 80NW.
    34 KT...190NE 180SE 110SW 160NW.

    FORECAST VALID 05/1800Z 28.0N 50.3W
    MAX WIND 110 KT...GUSTS 135 KT.
    50 KT...120NE 120SE 70SW 90NW.
    34 KT...200NE 200SE 120SW 170NW.

    FORECAST VALID 06/0600Z 31.3N 49.3W
    MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT.
    50 KT...130NE 120SE 80SW 100NW.
    34 KT...210NE 230SE 150SW 170NW.

    EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 125 NM
    ON DAY 4 AND 175 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 15 KT EACH DAY

    OUTLOOK VALID 07/0600Z 38.5N 42.5W
    MAX WIND 85 KT...GUSTS 105 KT.
    50 KT...130NE 140SE 120SW 100NW.
    34 KT...240NE 280SE 220SW 170NW.

    OUTLOOK VALID 08/0600Z 44.7N 30.8W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
    MAX WIND 75 KT...GUSTS 90 KT.
    50 KT...120NE 150SE 140SW 100NW.
    34 KT...300NE 300SE 240SW 260NW.

    REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 20.0N 45.0W

    NEXT ADVISORY AT 03/1500Z

    $$
    FORECASTER BERG


NHC Discussion on Beryl
  • Thu, 03 Oct 2024 08:39:19 +0000: Atlantic Hurricane Kirk Discussion Number 16 - Atlantic Hurricane Kirk Discussion Number 16

    000
    WTNT42 KNHC 030839
    TCDAT2

    Hurricane Kirk Discussion Number 16
    NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL122024
    500 AM AST Thu Oct 03 2024

    After going through a period of rapid intensification, Kirk appears
    to have stopped intensifying, at least temporarily, and there are
    signs in satellite imagery that a dry slot has wrapped into the
    circulation. Subjective final-T numbers have decreased slightly
    from TAFB and SAB, and the initial intensity is set at 105 kt, near
    the CI numbers.

    Kirk continues to move northwestward (315/9 kt), which should
    continue for the next 36 hours while the hurricane moves along the
    southwestern periphery of the subtropical high. After 36 hours,
    Kirk is forecast to recurve between the high and a deep-layer trough
    over the western/central Atlantic, eventually moving northeastward
    by late Sunday or Monday. There is lower-than-normal spread among
    the track guidance, including the global model ensembles, and
    overall the new NHC track prediction is not changed much from the
    previous advisory.

    The hurricane is expected to move through a moist, low-shear
    environment for the next 36 hours or so, with sea surface
    temperatures actually warming by a degree or two up to 30 deg
    Celsius. If Kirk can avoid further intrusions of dry air into the
    eye, then the environment should be able to support strengthening to
    category 4 strength. The NHC intensity forecast is near the top end
    of the guidance during the short term. After 36 hours, increasing
    deep-layer shear is likely to induce a gradual weakening trend, but
    interaction with a baroclinic energy source should help the storm to
    maintain hurricane-force winds through the end of the forecast
    period. Based on thickness fields from the global models, Kirk is
    now forecast to be extratropical by day 5.

    Kirk is expected to grow in size and send out ocean swells across
    the central and western Atlantic. These swells will likely increase
    the risk of dangerous surf and rip currents along the Leeward
    Islands by Friday, Bermuda and the Greater Antilles by Saturday, and
    the U.S. East Coast and the Bahamas by Sunday.


    FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS

    INIT 03/0900Z 20.0N 45.0W 105 KT 120 MPH
    12H 03/1800Z 20.8N 46.2W 115 KT 130 MPH
    24H 04/0600Z 22.1N 47.7W 120 KT 140 MPH
    36H 04/1800Z 23.5N 49.1W 120 KT 140 MPH
    48H 05/0600Z 25.4N 50.1W 115 KT 130 MPH
    60H 05/1800Z 28.0N 50.3W 110 KT 125 MPH
    72H 06/0600Z 31.3N 49.3W 100 KT 115 MPH
    96H 07/0600Z 38.5N 42.5W 85 KT 100 MPH
    120H 08/0600Z 44.7N 30.8W 75 KT 85 MPH...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP

    $$
    Forecaster Berg

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