000 WTNT34 KNHC 250832 TCPAT4 BULLETIN HURRICANE LISA ADVISORY NUMBER 19 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL142010 500 AM AST SAT SEP 25 2010 ...LISA BEGINNING TO WEAKEN... SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...21.6N 28.1W ABOUT 470 MI...760 KM NW OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/HR PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 355 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/HR MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...988 MB...29.18 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE LISA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 28.1 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 DECREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LISA IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SLOW WEAKENING SHOULD CONTINUE...AND LISA IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY. 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 988 MB...29.18 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN