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HURRICANE ISAAC ADVISORY NUMBER  10
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM AST SAT SEP 23 2000
 
...ISAAC STRENGTHENS FAR FROM LAND...

AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 14.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE  34.7 WEST OR ABOUT 1750 MILES...
2800 KM...EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES.
 
ISAAC IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH ...19 KM/HR
...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
SATELLITE IMAGES SHOW A SMALL EYE FEATURE HAS PERSISTED ALL DAY AND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE ESTIMATED TO HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 100
MPH...160 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING
IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  25 MILES... 35 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO  85 MILES...140 KM.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  980 MB...28.94 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...14.8 N... 34.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100
MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 980 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER LAWRENCE
  
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