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TROPICAL STORM ISIDORE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   8A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
2 AM EDT WED SEP 18 2002

...HURRICANE HUNTERS FIND TROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN HAS STRENGTHENED 
TO TROPICAL STORM ISIDORE...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JAMAICA.  A TROPICAL 
STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CAYMAN ISLANDS.
 
A HURRICANE WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN CUBA ON
WEDNESDAY.
 
AT 2 AM EDT...0600Z...THE BROAD CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISIDORE
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE  78.1 WEST OR 
ABOUT 80 MILES...130 KM...SOUTH OF NEGRIL JAMAICA.  THIS IS ALSO
ABOUT 105 MILES...170 KM...SOUTHWEST OF KINGSTON JAMAICA.
 
ISIDORE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR  7 MPH
...11 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE 
NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH... 65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  MOST OF THE STRONGEST WINDS WITH THE STORM ARE LOCATED
TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
COULD SPREAD OVER PORTIONS OF JAMAICA LATER TODAY.
 
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE RECENTLY MEASURED BY AN AIR FORCE
RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.

HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD OVER JAMAICA DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS...AND THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS
AND MUD SLIDES.
 
REPEATING THE 2 AM EDT POSITION...17.1 N... 78.1 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR  7 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 40 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 5 AM EDT.

FORECASTER BEVEN
 
 
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