11pm TPC BULLETIN: ISABEL A CAT 4, 135mph, 948mb

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11pm TPC BULLETIN: ISABEL A CAT 4, 135mph, 948mb

#1 Postby wow » Mon Sep 08, 2003 9:51 pm

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HURRICANE ISABEL ADVISORY NUMBER 12
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 PM AST MON SEP 08 2003

...ISABEL NOW A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE...

AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISABEL WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 18.5 NORTH... LONGITUDE 44.5 WEST OR ABOUT 1135
MILES...1825 KM...EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS.

ISABEL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH ...20
KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24
HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED AND ARE NOW NEAR 135
MPH...215 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS MAKES ISABEL A CATEGORY
FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE. SOME
ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES... 55 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 140 MILES...220 KM.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 948 MB...27.99 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 11 PM AST POSITION...18.5 N... 44.5 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...135 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 948 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM AST.

FORECASTER FRANKLIN
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#2 Postby dixiebreeze » Mon Sep 08, 2003 9:54 pm

WOW is right!
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#3 Postby wow » Mon Sep 08, 2003 9:55 pm

has her weakening in time


FORECAST VALID 09/1200Z 19.2N 46.2W
MAX WIND 120 KT...GUSTS 145 KT.
64 KT... 30NE 20SE 20SW 30NW.
50 KT... 75NE 50SE 50SW 75NW.
34 KT...120NE 100SE 75SW 120NW.

FORECAST VALID 10/0000Z 19.9N 48.5W
MAX WIND 125 KT...GUSTS 155 KT.
64 KT... 30NE 20SE 20SW 30NW.
50 KT... 75NE 50SE 50SW 75NW.
34 KT...120NE 100SE 75SW 120NW.

FORECAST VALID 10/1200Z 20.0N 50.6W
MAX WIND 120 KT...GUSTS 145 KT.
64 KT... 30NE 20SE 20SW 30NW.
50 KT... 75NE 50SE 50SW 75NW.
34 KT...120NE 100SE 75SW 120NW.

FORECAST VALID 11/0000Z 20.0N 52.5W
MAX WIND 115 KT...GUSTS 140 KT.
50 KT... 75NE 50SE 50SW 75NW.
34 KT...120NE 100SE 75SW 120NW.

FORECAST VALID 12/0000Z 20.0N 56.0W
MAX WIND 110 KT...GUSTS 135 KT.
50 KT... 75NE 50SE 50SW 75NW.
34 KT...120NE 100SE 75SW 120NW.
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#4 Postby Colin » Mon Sep 08, 2003 9:57 pm

WOW! :o I guess my vote of 135-139 mph at her peak was a little though! :lol: :o
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