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HURRICANE ISAAC ADVISORY NUMBER  16
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM AST MON SEP 25 2000

...ISAAC MAINTAINING STRENGTH AND HEADING...
 
AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE  39.9 WEST
OR ABOUT 1400 MILES...2255 KM...EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS.
 
ISAAC IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR
...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...185 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE NORMAL WITH MAJOR HURRICANES
LIKE ISAAC...HOWEVER...LITTLE OVERALL CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  30 MILES... 45 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 140 MILES...220 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  960 MB...28.35 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...16.9 N... 39.9 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...115 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 960 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST.
 
FORECASTER FRANKLIN
 
 
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