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HURRICANE ISAAC ADVISORY NUMBER  24
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM AST WED SEP 27 2000

...ISAAC STRENGTHENS A BIT...AND TURNS TO THE NORTHWEST...
 
AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 20.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE  47.5 WEST OR ABOUT 1330 MILES...
2140 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.
 
ISAAC IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR...AND A
NORTHWEST TO WEST-NORTHWEST MOTION IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT DAY OR
SO.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED AND ARE NOW 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  30 MILES... 45 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 115 MILES...185 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  972 MB...28.70 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...20.7 N... 47.5 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...100 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 972 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST.
 
FORECASTER FRANKLIN
 
 
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