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HURRICANE ISAAC ADVISORY NUMBER  12
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM AST SUN SEP 24 2000
 
...SMALL BUT POTENT ISAAC CONTINUES WEST-NORTHESTWARD OVER OPEN
WATERS...

AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE  36.1 WEST
OR ABOUT 1660 MILES...2670 KM...EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES.
 
ISAAC IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR  9 MPH...15 KM/HR...
AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 120 MPH...195 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  IT IS NORMAL FOR FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY TO OCCUR WITH
MAJOR HURRICANES...BUT 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 115 MILES...185 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  955 MB...28.20 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...15.2 N... 36.1 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR  9 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...120 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 955 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST.
 
FORECASTER FRANKLIN
 
 
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