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TROPICAL STORM ISELLE ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
8 PM PDT SUN SEP 15 2002
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE PACIFIC COAST OF 
MEXICO FROM LAZARO CARDENAS TO PUERTO VALLARTA.
 
AT 8 PM PDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISELLE WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 107.3 WEST OR ABOUT 220 
MILES...350 KM...SOUTHWEST OF MANZANILLO MEXICO.
 
ISELLE 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 ARE NEAR  45 MPH... 75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES...370 KM 
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB...29.56 INCHES.
 
HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN OCCURRING ALONG THE COAST IN 
THE WARNING AREA.  THIS WEATHER SHOULD GRADUALLY IMPROVE ON MONDAY.
 
REPEATING THE 8 PM PDT POSITION...17.2 N...107.3 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 45 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 2 AM PDT...MONDAY.
 
FORECASTER BLAKE/LAWRENCE
 
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