000
WTNT34 KNHC 250233
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
HURRICANE LISA ADVISORY NUMBER  18
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL     AL142010
1100 PM AST FRI SEP 24 2010
 
...LISA CONTINUES MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH...A LITTLE STRONGER...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...20.7N 27.9W
ABOUT 415 MI...665 KM NW OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...987 MB...29.15 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE LISA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 20.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 27.9 WEST. LISA IS MOVING
TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR...AND A NORTH OR NORTH-
NORTHWEST MOTION IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 80 MPH...130
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  LISA IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  STEADY WEAKENING IS LIKELY BY
LATE TOMORROW...AND LISA IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM ON
SUNDAY.
 
LISA IS A SMALL TROPICAL CYCLONE.  HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 10 MILES...20 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 987 MB...29.15 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM AST.
 
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FORECASTER BLAKE