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HURRICANE ISAAC ADVISORY NUMBER  13
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 AM AST SUN SEP 24 2000

...ISAAC A LITTLE WEAKER...
 
AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE  37.4 WEST
OR ABOUT 1580 MILES...2540 KM...EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS.
 
ISAAC IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH
...19 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT
24 HOURS.

SATELLITE PICTURES INDICATE THAT ISAAC HAS WEAKENED...BUT IT IS
STILL A POWERFUL HURRICANE.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 110
MPH...175 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY
ARE LIKELY TODAY AND TONIGHT.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  30 MILES... 45 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 140 MILES...220 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  965 MB...28.50 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...15.7 N... 37.4 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...110
MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 965 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
5 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER PASCH
 
 
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