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HURRICANE ISAAC ADVISORY NUMBER  28
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM AST THU SEP 28 2000

...POTENT ISAAC A THREAT ONLY TO MARINE INTERESTS...
 
AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE  52.4 WEST
OR ABOUT 925 MILES...1490 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.
 
ISAAC IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/HR...AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
ISAAC IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE
SCALE.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 120 MPH...195 KM/HR...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  45 MILES... 75 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 200 MILES...325 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  956 MB...28.23 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...24.4 N... 52.4 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...120 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 956 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST.
 
FORECASTER FRANKLIN
 
 
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