Hurricane Isabel:Live Thread #2 "Force Ten Conditions In North Carolina And Further North"

NHC | 9-17-03 | My Favorite Headache

[My Favorite Headache]

Hurricane Isabel Advisory Number 48

Statement as of 11:00 PM EDT on September 17, 2003

...Outer bands of Hurricane Isabel moving onshore...weather should gradually worsen...

A Hurricane Warning remains in effect from Cape Fear North Carolina to Chincoteague Virginia...including Pamlico and Albemarle sounds...and the Chesapeake Bay south of Smith Point. A Hurricane Warning means that hurricane conditions are expected within the warning area...generally within 24 hours.

All preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion in the Hurricane Warning area.

A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect south of Cape Fear to South Santee River South Carolina...and north of Chincoteague to Sandy Hook New Jersey...including Delaware Bay. A Tropical Storm Warning also remains in effect for the Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point northward...and for the tidal Potomac.

At 11 PM EDT...0300z...the center of Hurricane Isabel was located by an Air Force reconnaissance aircraft near latitude 31.9 north... longitude 73.9 west or about 250 miles south-southeast of Cape Hatteras North Carolina.

Isabel is moving toward the north-northwest near 13 mph. A turn to the northwest with an increase in forward speed is expected prior to landfall. On the forecast track...the center of Isabel is expected to make landfall in eastern North Carolina during the day Thursday. However...conditions will deteriorate over a large area well before the center reaches the coast. Tropical storm conditions are already spreading across the coastline.

Maximum sustained winds are near 105 mph...with higher gusts. A slight increase in strength is possible prior to landfall.

Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 115 miles from the center...and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 315 miles. A buoy located west of the hurricane recently reported wind gusts to 74 mph and 32 foot waves.

An Air Force hurricane hunter plane recently reported a minimum central pressure of 956 mb...28.23 inches.

Storm surge flooding of 7 to 11 feet above normal tide levels... along with extremely large and dangerous battering waves...is expected near and to the north of where the center crosses the coast. Storm surge flooding of 4 to 8 ft above normal tide levels is expected in Chesapeake Bay and the tidal portions of adjacent rivers.

Storm total rainfalls of 6 to 10 inches...with locally higher amounts...are likely in association with Isabel.

There is a threat of isolated tornadoes over eastern North Carolina and southeastern Virginia on Thursday.

Repeating the 11 PM EDT position...31.9 N... 73.9 W. Movement toward...north-northwest near 13 mph. Maximum sustained winds...105 mph. Minimum central pressure... 956 mb.

For storm information specific to your area...please monitor products issued by your local weather office.

An intermediate advisory will be issued by the National Hurricane Center at 2 am EDT followed by the next complete advisory at 5 am EDT.

Forecaster Avila

[fatima]

Good night Gabz.

[BooBoo1000]

Whats to worry about, Las Vegas has Charro, and we have survived..

[MEG33]

How I can I forget?!

[Orion78]

Hehe. I did that a couple times when I first started posting at FR, and I quickly learned that even if you don't think it posted, it did. So I would wait for it to 'unlag' and then refresh the thread and my post would be there. Only, it didn't work like that this time. I refreshed like 3-4 times and it didn't show anything so I rephrased and posted again. =)

[My Favorite Headache]

Hint: Beaufort Scale

[Rain-maker]

More here, high resolution:
http://marine.rutgers.edu/cool/newevery.topex.html

[Slip18]

That sounds like really rough waves. I do so love the sound of the waves, though. It's so melodic. I listened to it last night before I went to sleep.

Get some sleep, Howlin.

[Slip18]

I'm still here, honeygrl.

[My Favorite Headache]

Sleep?!? Sleep?!?! Who needs sleep?!?! Isabel is a knockin! We are gonna keep this place a rockin.

[fatima]

Hi BooBoo,Got some info on Hurricane Isabel?Where are you.

[Slip18]

I hate to say this, but you sound like the Rev. Jesse!

[rwfromkansas]

Live remotes are good I think...shows the reporter can't just edit stuff a lot to make it look okay; they have to think on the fly (sure, they can practice some, but it largely is on the fly). Plus, you get more of a different visual aspect than just a normal package.

[MEG33]

The biggest night owl is fading here..More coffee!

[rwfromkansas]

I didn't realize Strom was coming. :)

[BurbankKarl]

One of the scanner folks posted this page listing different police scanner and AM radio live feeds in the affected areas.....


http://home1.gte.net/res0plht/mi01000.htm

[Orion78]

I'm not sure if it is the link you gave or my net connection, but I can't get that to load. I will check it when the peeps on my LAN aren't using so much bandwidth. Thanks.

[Dec31,1999]

Night, night, Dear, tomorrow is another day. And what's more, it'll be an even more important day.

[The Westerner]

Thanks. Great picture.

[Howlin]

Good night!

[Brad’s Gramma]

Try to get some rest, dear friends. You ALL on the east coast have my prayers...

Stay safe.