Hurricane Isabel Advisory Number 28
Statement as of 11:00 PM AST on September 12, 2003
...Isabel continues westward...
At 11 PM AST...0300z...the center of Hurricane Isabel was located
near latitude 21.8 north... longitude 59.5 west or about 320
miles...515 km...north-northeast of the northern Leeward Islands.
Isabel is moving toward the west near 9 mph ...15 km/hr. A west to
west-northwestward motion is expected over the next 24 hours.
Maximum sustained winds are near 160 mph...260 km/hr...with higher
gusts. Satellite images indicate that Isabel may be weakening a
little...and another reconnaissance aircraft will be in the
hurricane in a few hours.
Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 85 miles...140 km...
from the center...and tropical storm force winds extend outward up
to 160 miles...260 km.
Estimated minimum central pressure is 923 mb...27.26 inches.
Large ocean swells and dangerous surf conditions are likely over
portions of the Leeward Islands...the Virgin Islands...and Puerto
Rico over the next several days.
Repeating the 11 PM AST position...21.8 N... 59.5 W. Movement
toward...west near 9 mph. Maximum sustained
winds...160 mph. Minimum central pressure... 923 mb.
The next advisory will be issued by the National
Hurricane Center at 5 am AST.
Forecaster Franklin
11pm Advisory 21.8 N... 59.5 W
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