Tuesday, September 16, 2003
The latest on Hurricane Isabel, courtesy of the National Hurricane Center. With tropical storm watches open now from Little Egg Inlet in New Jersey down to South Santee River in South Carolina. The NHC-TPC has issued a Hurricane Watch from Little River Inlet in South Carolina to Chesapeake Bay South of North Beach and the Tidal Potomac. Hurricane Warnings are likely in some of these areas by 11 pm tonight.
A tropical storm or hurricane watch means that tropical storm or hurricane conditions are likely in the watch area generally within 36 hours.
At 8 pm EDT...0000z...the center of Hurricane Isabel was located near latitude 28.2 north... Longitude 71.5 west or about 545 miles south-southeast of Cape Hatteras North Carolina.
Isabel is moving toward the north-northwest near 8 mph and this motion is expected to continue for the next 24 hours. Maximum sustained winds are near 105 mph...with higher gusts. Some increase in strength is possible prior to landfall. Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 160 miles from the center...and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 275 miles. The minimum central pressure measured by an Air Force hurricane hunter aircraft was 956 mb...28.23 inches.
Large ocean swells and dangerous surf conditions are being experienced along portions of the U.S. Southeast and Mid-Atlantic coasts. These conditions will also continue over portions of the Bahamas for the next few days.
For storm-related information specific to your area...please monitor products issued by your local weather office...and statements from local emergency management officials.
The next advisory will be issued by the National Hurricane Center at 11 pm EDT.
Isabel continues to be a dangerous storm. Stay tuned to your local weather outlets for information in your area. Remember, forecast tracks are more accurate at 24 hours out.
Stay safe,
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A tropical storm or hurricane watch means that tropical storm or hurricane conditions are likely in the watch area generally within 36 hours.
At 8 pm EDT...0000z...the center of Hurricane Isabel was located near latitude 28.2 north... Longitude 71.5 west or about 545 miles south-southeast of Cape Hatteras North Carolina.
Isabel is moving toward the north-northwest near 8 mph and this motion is expected to continue for the next 24 hours. Maximum sustained winds are near 105 mph...with higher gusts. Some increase in strength is possible prior to landfall. Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 160 miles from the center...and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 275 miles. The minimum central pressure measured by an Air Force hurricane hunter aircraft was 956 mb...28.23 inches.
Large ocean swells and dangerous surf conditions are being experienced along portions of the U.S. Southeast and Mid-Atlantic coasts. These conditions will also continue over portions of the Bahamas for the next few days.
For storm-related information specific to your area...please monitor products issued by your local weather office...and statements from local emergency management officials.
The next advisory will be issued by the National Hurricane Center at 11 pm EDT.
Isabel continues to be a dangerous storm. Stay tuned to your local weather outlets for information in your area. Remember, forecast tracks are more accurate at 24 hours out.
Stay safe,
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