Hurricane Isabel Advisory Number 7
Statement as of 5:00 PM AST on September 07, 2003
...Isabel getting better organized over the open Atlantic...
at 5 PM AST...2100z...the center of Hurricane Isabel was located
near latitude 15.2 north...longitude 39.1 west or about 1510
miles...2430 km...east of the Leeward Islands.
Isabel is moving toward the west-northwest near 15 mph...24 km/hr...
and this general motion is expected to continue for the next 24
hours.
Maximum sustained winds are near 80 mph...130 km/hr...with higher
gusts. Some strengthening is forecast during the next 24 hours and
Isabel could become a category 2 hurricane on Monday.
Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 30 miles... 45 km...
from the center...and tropical storm force winds extend outward up
to 90 miles...150 km.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 984 mb...29.06 inches.
Repeating the 5 PM AST position...15.2 N... 39.1 W. Movement
toward...west-northwest near 15 mph. Maximum sustained
winds... 80 mph. Minimum central pressure... 984 mb.
The next advisory will be issued by the National Hurricane Center
at 11 PM AST.
Forecaster Stewart
http://storm2k.org/Weather-Central/Tropics/isabel.htm
5pm Advisory on Isabel
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