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Hurricane ISAAC (Text)

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HURRICANE ISAAC TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL092012
900 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

...ISAAC WEAKENS SLIGHTLY AS IT MOVES SLOWLY INLAND OVER
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA... 

AT 900 AM CDT...1400 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS
ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.6 WEST...OR ABOUT
5 MILES EAST OF HOUMA LOUISIANA AND ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA. ISAAC IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR
6 MPH...9 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH TONIGHT.

A SUSTAINED WIND OF 53 MPH WITH A GUST TO 65 MPH WAS RECENTLY
REPORTED AT SHELL BEACH LOUISIANA. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ALSO
CONTINUE ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA COASTS.

SUMMARY OF 900 AM CDT...1400 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...29.6N 90.6W
ABOUT 5 MI...10 KM E OF HOUMA LOUISIANA
ABOUT 40 MI...65 KM SW OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...972 MB...28.70 INCHES
 
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FORECASTER STEWART/BEVEN/ZELINSKY
 
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