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Hurricane ISABEL (Text)

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HURRICANE ISABEL ADVISORY NUMBER   6
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 AM AST SUN SEP 07 2003

...ISABEL BECOMES THE FOURTH HURRICANE OF THE ATLANTIC SEASON...
...NO THREAT TO ANY LAND AREAS...
 
AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISABEL WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE  37.7 WEST OR ABOUT 
1610 MILES...2595 KM...EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS.
 
ISABEL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH
...17 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING 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  90 MILES...150 KM.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  987 MB...29.15 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...14.5 N... 37.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 75 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 987 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER 
AT 5 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
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