Hurricane Isabel - Confirmed Category 5 by Aircraft

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[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

[Vigilantcitizen]

"Cantore's eyes looked a bit wild also. Perhaps they had a toast together. Or a snoot."

Cantore on the snow? Say it ain't so.

[Donna Lee Nardo]

Maybe not. Could be the light reflecting off his tan.

[MrsEmmaPeel]

South Carolina and North Carolina are suffering economically, so we cannot afford to have a hurricane slam into the coast.

Maybe the Grey Man of Pawley's Island will protect you.

Stay dry. My thoughts are with you.

[My Favorite Headache]

Schwartz and Cantore love:

[dixie sass]

Right now and for the next week, Hurricane Isabel IS our Arafat, Sadam H. and Osama. Especially for those of us who lived through Hugo and Andrew - this storm is frightens me more than they do.

[Lion in Winter]

Yes!! There was an ICE STORM with that storm and snow and winds and REALLY REALLY COLD temperatures!!

[dixie sass]

Got a bad feeling about this one.

[My Favorite Headache]

Satellite Photos of Jim Cantore and Dave Schwartz's Desk

[dixie sass]

Last I heard, 11:03, it's starting to make a turn. Hugo and Andrew wobbled just like this.

[StriperSniper]

For if/when Isabel gets closer:

National Data Buoy Center

[general_re]

It's still so dang early - too far out for landfall predictions to be really reliable.

[StriperSniper]

LOL!

Now, now, they are just weather junkies. Cantore always gets that wild look in proportion to the storm. I don't think I've ever seen anybody get as excited as he does when it comes to extreme weather.

[putupon]

have a great vacation.

Thanks, we're looking forward to it.

my ex-wife just spent all my money on a beach house up there

What a coincidence, my current wife has plans on spending all our money at Barefoot Landing Mall.

[Moose4]

I remember that '93 storm. In central Virginia we got 12 or 13 inches of snow. Over in the mountains past Roanoke, more toward Bristol and over into WV and TN, they got more like four feet. The Interstates were closed and travelers stranded for days. And yet, compared to the coasts and to the folks that got hit by ice storms, a foot of snow meant we got off lucky.

Then there were the back-to-back 12" snows that hit Richmond in '96. I was stuck in my apartment for two days until four maintenance guys helped me get my pickup out of the sloped parking space I'd had to move into, when somebody swiped the nice level one I'd carefully cleared off. :)

}:-)4

[GOPJ]

Check this one too: http://www.weatherimages.org/data/imag92.html

[dixie sass]

Cool map!

[dixie sass]

It won't hit that far north, most likely between Savannah and Charleston.

[Sam Cree]

I love reading Gary Gray's Trantech stuff. He's not afraid to let you know what he's thinking. Nice to have an alternative to the TCP, even if he uses their data.

[Sam Cree]

Neil Frank also used to get extremely excited just thinking about hurricanes. It was fun watching him.

[dixie sass]

Hi RW, are you ready?