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TROPICAL STORM ISIDORE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 9A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
8 AM EDT WED SEP 18 2002
...ISIDORE MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD NEAR JAMAICA...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JAMAICA. A TROPICAL
STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
IN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CAYMAN ISLANDS.
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THESE ISLANDS LATER
TODAY.
A HURRICANE WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN CUBA
LATER TODAY.
AT 8 AM EDT...1200Z...THE BROAD CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISIDORE
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.5 WEST OR ABOUT
220 MILES...355 KM...SOUTHEAST OF GRAND CAYMAN. THIS POSITION IS
ALSO ABOUT 115 MILES...185 KM WEST-SOUTHWEST OF KINGSTON JAMAICA.
ISIDORE IS MOVING SOMEWHAT ERRATICALLY TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR
6 MPH...9 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS MOTION SHOULD BRING THE CENTER NEAR THE
WESTERN TIP OF JAMAICA TODAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...70 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM
TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER.
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES.
HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER JAMAICA DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS...AND THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS
AND MUD SLIDES.
REPEATING THE 8 AM EDT POSITION...17.5 N... 78.5 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 45 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT 11 AM EDT.
FORECASTER FRANKLIN
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