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HURRICANE ISAAC ADVISORY NUMBER  14
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM AST SUN SEP 24 2000

...ISAAC REGAINS MAJOR HURRICANE STATUS...FAR OUT AT SEA...
 
AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 16.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE  38.3 WEST OR ABOUT 1525 MILES...
2455 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.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...185 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  WHILE SOME MINOR FLUCTUATIONS MAY OCCUR...NO SIGNIFICANT
CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST 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 140 MILES...220 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  960 MB...28.35 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...16.0 N... 38.3 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115
MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 960 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER PASCH
 
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