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Hurricane ISABEL (Text)

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HURRICANE ISABEL ADVISORY NUMBER  40
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 PM AST MON SEP 15 2003
 
...HURRICANE ISABEL CONTINUES MOVING NORTHWESTWARD...

INTERESTS FROM THE CAROLINAS NORTHWARD TO SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND...ALONG THE COAST AND INLAND...SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF ISABEL.
 
AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISABEL WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 26.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE  70.2 WEST OR ABOUT 710
MILES...1140 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA. 
THIS POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT 480 MILES...770 KN...EAST OF NASSAU IN
THE BAHAMAS.
 
ISABEL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR  7 MPH ...11 KM/HR...AND
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 120 MPH...195
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME SLIGHT ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS
POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 200 MILES...325 KM.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  949 MB...28.02 INCHES.
 
LARGE OCEAN SWELLS AND DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE ALREADY BEING
EXPERIENCED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE U.S. MID-ATLANTIC COASTLINE. 
THESE CONDITIONS WILL ALSO CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF THE GREATER
AND LESSER ANTILLES...THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS...AND THE
ISLANDS OF THE BAHAMAS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. 

REPEATING THE 11 PM AST POSITION...26.1 N... 70.2 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR  7 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...120 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 949 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 AST.
 
FORECASTER LAWRENCE
 
 
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