Hurricane Isabel - Confirmed Category 5 by Aircraft

NWS ^

[nwctwx]

Hurricane Isabel Advisory Number 27 Statement as of 5:00 PM AST on September 12, 2003 ...Air Force reserve and NOAA hurricane hunters confirm that Isabel is a category five hurricane... at 5 PM AST...2100z...the center of Hurricane Isabel was located near latitude 21.8 north...longitude 58.6 west or about 350 miles...565 km...northeast of the northern Leeward Islands. Isabel is moving toward the west near 9 mph...15 km/hr...and this general motion is expected to continue for the next 24 hours. Report from Air Force reserve and NOAA hurricane hunter aircraft indicate that maximum sustained winds are near 160 mph...260 km/hr...with higher gusts. This makes Isabel a category five hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale. Fluctuations in intensity are common in major hurricanes...and are likely during the next 24 hours. Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 85 miles...140 km... from the center...and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 185 miles...295 km. The latest minimum central pressure reported by the hurricane hunters is 920 mb...27.17 inches. Large ocean swells and dangerous surf conditions are likely over portions of the Leeward Islands...the Virgin Islands...and Puerto Rico over the next several days. Repeating the 5 PM AST position...21.8 N... 58.6 W. Movement toward...west near 9 mph. Maximum sustained winds...160 mph. Minimum central pressure... 920 mb. The next advisory will be issued by the National Hurricane Center at 11 PM AST. Forecaster Beven

[nwctwx]

[nwctwx]

Bah... spelled Hurrican wrong... change if possible :-)

[nwctwx]

Hurricane... I'm an idiot...

[Gunslingr3]

Is Isabel a 'black' name?

[jgrubbs]

I thought they already said this was a Category 5.

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[cmsgop]

No your not.

[Damocles]

Bad storm track for the east coast.

Keep an eye on this one...

[My Favorite Headache]

No aircraft had actually gone into the system until this afternoon. The other info was based on satellite images.

[PatrickHenry]

All these tracking maps for the past 3 days predict a northern turn, but it hasn't happened. I don't like this one at all.

[jgrubbs]

IC

[My Favorite Headache]

Hey Listen!! Dave "The Late Night Drunk Weather King" Schwartz says to : "Keep an eye on this one my friend...Isabel might ruin your tasty bbq next weekend,or put a crinkle in your plans to possibly see the scrumptious early fall leaves in the north-eastern part of this great land of ours. You might have to bring out the slicker and an umbrella for the big Norte Dame game!"

Dave Schwartz...the man...the power...he is late-night!

How Ya' Doin My Friend?

[lainie]

LOL that guys is SO BAD. We were joking about his lounge lizard weather persona. He's TERRIBLE.

[Swanks]

This puppy's headed for Raleigh (actually south Cary just on the Apex border). It's Hurricane Fran all over again. Time to test the ole generator.

[Young Rhino]

That would be Isabel Shaniqua Latifah Jackson Waters Lee.

[ErnBatavia]

Hurricane... I'm an idiot...

ROFL! And you're studying Arabic, too, eh?

:)

[lainie]

My elderly grandpa is in Martin County & mom's up in Va Beach. Y'all take good care out there.

[baseballfanjm]

LOL!

[republicanwizard]

Damn! The politics of this are horrible. South Carolina and North Carolina are suffering economically, so we cannot afford to have a hurricane slam into the coast.

[general_re]

All these tracking maps for the past 3 days predict a northern turn, but it hasn't happened. I don't like this one at all.

Not turning north is just fine by me. I feel for Floridians, but if someone's going to get whacked no matter what, I'd prefer it wasn't me ;)

[aristeides]

How does this compare to the track of Andrew?