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ZCZC MIATCUAT4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM HURRICANE ISAAC TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092012 1120 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...RECONNAISSANCE DATA INDICATE ISAAC FINALLY ACHIEVES HURRICANE STATUS... REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH ISAAC HAVE INCREASED TO 75 MPH...120 KM/H. ON THIS BASIS...ISAAC IS BEING UPGRADED TO A HURRICANE. SUMMARY OF 1120 AM CDT...1620 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...28.1N 88.6W ABOUT 75 MI...115 KM SSE OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER ABOUT 160 MI...250 KM SE OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...975 MB...28.79 INCHES $$ FORECASTER STEWART/BEVEN NNNN
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