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MIAMI -- Isabel strengthened from a tropical storm into the fourth Atlantic hurricane of the season today, but forecasters said it was still several days from reaching land. Hurricane Fabian, meanwhile, was losing strength but gaining speed in the northern Atlantic, two days after plowing through Bermuda. Forecasters said the other major Atlantic storm, the tropical depression that passed over Florida Saturday, could strengthen back into Tropical Storm Henri. At 10 a.m. CDT, Isabel had maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, just above the 74 mph threshold for a hurricane. The storm was 1,610 miles east of the Leeward Islands...

Hurricane fabian discussion number 35 Nws tpc/national hurricane center miami fl 5 am edt fri sep 05 2003 The latest air force recon has reported a circular 40 nm mi radar Eye. Also...the pressure has risen to 948 mb. The recon has just Flown into the ne quad and found a 110 kt flight level wind. Based On this...the pressure rise and eye diameter i am adjusting the Initial intensity to 105 kts. The initial motion estimate remains at 350/15. There is no Significant change to the previous forecast reasoning. Fabian has Made several minor oscillations over the past day...

Bermuda Braces for Powerful Hurricane Fabian Thu September 4, 2003 12:17 PM ET By Stephen Breen HAMILTON, Bermuda (Reuters) - Bermudians battened down and cruise ships scrambled out to sea on Thursday as powerful Hurricane Fabian headed toward the mid-Atlantic island with 120 mph winds. Forecasters also raised storm warnings for parts of Florida as a tropical weather system that could become Tropical Storm Henri headed for the Sunshine State. In Bermuda, residents hit the hardware stores, supermarkets and gas stations to stock up for what emergency officials said could be the strongest hurricane ever to hit the British colony...

BULLETIN HURRICANE FABIAN ADVISORY NUMBER 13 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 PM AST SAT AUG 30 2003 ...FABIAN BECOMES THE FIRST MAJOR HURRICANE OF THE SEASON... HIGH RESOLUTION VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE EYE OF HURRICANE FABIAN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 49.8 WEST OR ABOUT 775 MILES...1250 KM... EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES. FABIAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR. A GENERAL WEST TO NORTHWEST TRACK IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 115 MPH...185 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS MAKES FABIAN A...

<p>MIAMI (AP) — A tropical depression formed Saturday in the Gulf of Mexico, and forecasters warned residents along much of the Texas coast that the system was expected to strengthen into a tropical storm before it makes landfall.</p> <p>The depression's center was expected to hit somewhere along a 200-mile swath of Texas' Gulf Coast within the next day, said forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami. The system could bring 4 to 6 inches of rains along its path.</p>

HURRICANE FABIAN DISCUSSION NUMBER 12 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 AM EDT SAT AUG 30 2003 SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT THE CLOUD PATTERN OF FABIAN CONTINUES TO BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED. THERE ARE GOOD CENTRAL AND BANDING FEATURES...THE OUTFLOW REMAINS WELL ESTABLISHED AND MORE SIGNIFICANTLY...AN EYE FEATURE IS BECOMING APPARENT ON VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGES. INITIAL INTENSITY HAS BEEN INCREASED TO 85 KNOTS BASED ON DVORAK T-NUMBERS OF 5.0 AND 4.5 FROM TAFB...SAB AND KGWC...RESPECTIVELY. THIS MAKES FABIAN A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR/SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE. FABIAN IS MOVING OVER WARM WATER AND INTO LOW SHEAR. THEREFORE... ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING...