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Hurricane ISABEL (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM ISABEL FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  52
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL132003
0300Z FRI SEP 19 2003
 
AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
DISCONTINUED FROM CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NORTH CAROLINA SOUTHWARD.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF CURRITUCK
BEACH LIGHT TO MORICHES INLET NEW YORK...INCLUDING CHESAPEAKE
BAY...THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND DELAWARE BAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 37.7N  78.0W AT 19/0300Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  25 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST OR 330 DEGREES AT  20 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  972 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  55 KT WITH GUSTS TO  65 KT.
50 KT.......125NE 125SE  50SW  50NW.
34 KT.......300NE 200SE 100SW 100NW.
12 FT SEAS..600NE 600SE   0SW   0NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT.  RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.
 
REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 37.7N  78.0W AT 19/0300Z
AT 19/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 36.7N  77.6W
 
FORECAST VALID 19/1200Z 40.5N  79.5W...INLAND
MAX WIND  40 KT...GUSTS  50 KT.
34 KT...200NE 150SE  50SW  50NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 20/0000Z 46.5N  79.5W...BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  30 KT...GUSTS  40 KT.
 
FORECAST VALID 20/1200Z 53.0N  79.0W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  25 KT...GUSTS  35 KT.
 
FORECAST VALID 21/0000Z 58.5N  75.5W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  25 KT...GUSTS  35 KT.
 
FORECAST VALID 22/0000Z...MERGED WITH EXTRATROPICAL LOW
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 37.7N  78.0W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 19/0900Z
 
FORECASTER AVILA
 
 
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