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Hurricane ISABEL (Text)

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION ISABEL ADVISORY NUMBER  54
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 AM EDT FRI SEP 19 2003
 
...ISABEL RACING NORTHWARD...LOSING TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS...

AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...ALL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN
DISCONTINUED.  HOWEVER...STORM SURGE FLOODING IS STILL OCCURRING IN
MANY AREAS.  PLEASE CONSULT STATEMENTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS IN YOUR AREA.
 
AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ISABEL WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 42.0 NORTH... LONGITUDE 80.7 WEST OR ABOUT 50 MILES
NORTHEAST OF CLEVELAND OHIO.
 
ISABEL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 30 MPH ...48 KM/HR...AND AN
INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  ISABEL IS LOSING ITS TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS...AND COULD
RESTRENGTHEN OVER CANADA AS AN EXTRATROPICAL STORM OVER THE NEXT
DAY OR SO.  A FEW WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE STILL
OCCURRING IN ASSOCIATION WITH ISABEL.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  997 MB...29.44 INCHES.
 
STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 4 TO 7 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...IS
STILL OCCURRING IN THE MID TO UPPER CHESAPEAKE BAY AND THE TIDAL
PORTIONS OF ADJACENT RIVERS. STORM SURGE FLOODING WILL BEGIN TO
SUBSIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 
 
REPEATING THE 11 AM EDT POSITION...42.0 N... 80.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 30 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 35 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 997 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER ON THIS SYSTEM.
 
FORECASTER FRANKLIN
 
 
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