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HURRICANE ISAAC ADVISORY NUMBER  15
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 PM AST SUN SEP 24 2000

...MAJOR HURRICANE ISAAC CHURNING OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC FAR
FROM ANY LAND...
 
AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF MAJOR HURRICANE ISAAC WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE  38.9 WEST OR ABOUT
1470 MILES...2365 KM...EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS.
 
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 115 MPH...185 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  WHILE SOME MINOR FLUCTUATIONS IN THE INTENSITY MAY OCCUR...
LITTLE 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 11 PM AST POSITION...16.4 N... 38.9 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR  9 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED 
WINDS...115 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 960 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT 5 AM AST...MONDAY.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
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