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Hurricane Isabel - Confirmed Category 5 by Aircraft
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Posted on 09/12/2003 1:51:51 PM PDT by nwctwx
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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
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: hurricaneisabel; isabelhurricane
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To: Swanks
Was Fran the heinous flooding storm?
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posted on
09/12/2003 2:09:26 PM PDT
by
lainie
To: nwctwx
22
posted on
09/12/2003 2:09:53 PM PDT
by
StriperSniper
(The slippery slope is getting steeper.)
To: lainie
Dave rules!!!!!! I have some of his best nights literally on tape. My friend and I are putting together a page dedicated to Schwartz. He is a late night B Rated weather king. Some of his stories I have down are just hilarious. One night he came on so drunk he went on for 5 mins and absolutely...not one single bit of weather was discussed. Just how amazing the isobars looked and how tight they were. Not one forecast given.
23
posted on
09/12/2003 2:10:46 PM PDT
by
My Favorite Headache
(Which one will lose? Depends on what I choose or maybe which voice...I ignore.)
To: lainie
I think the flood was a few years after Fran (?). passed thru eastern Carolina (Princeville, etc) on the way to the Outer Banks. To this day there are abandoned homes left from that 100 year flood.
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posted on
09/12/2003 2:12:41 PM PDT
by
Swanks
To: ErnBatavia
ROFL! And you're studying Arabic, too, eh? I think at this point, my arabic is better than my english ;)
25
posted on
09/12/2003 2:15:20 PM PDT
by
nwctwx
To: nwctwx
A Hurrucane....this could be bad.
26
posted on
09/12/2003 2:15:29 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
(Note left on my door by a pack of neighborhood dogs.)
To: ErnBatavia
ROFL! And you're studying Arabic, too, eh? I think at this point, my arabic is better than my english ;)
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posted on
09/12/2003 2:15:29 PM PDT
by
nwctwx
To: nwctwx
A Hurrucane....this could be bad.
28
posted on
09/12/2003 2:15:29 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
(Note left on my door by a pack of neighborhood dogs.)
To: nwctwx
A Hurrucane....this could be bad.
29
posted on
09/12/2003 2:15:29 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
(Note left on my door by a pack of neighborhood dogs.)
To: general_re
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 ;) If you knew how much I pay each year for windstorm insurance, you'd be a bit more sympathetic. Let this baby swing north!
Besides, if my power is knocked out, I may not be able to freep for a week or two. You'd miss me.
To: aristeides
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posted on
09/12/2003 2:20:33 PM PDT
by
AntiGuv
(™)
To: aristeides
To: DannyTN
I must be tired... I usually only accidently post twice.
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posted on
09/12/2003 2:20:39 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
(Note left on my door by a pack of neighborhood dogs.)
To: DannyTN
I must be tired... I usually only accidently post twice.
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posted on
09/12/2003 2:20:39 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
(Note left on my door by a pack of neighborhood dogs.)
To: aristeides
35
posted on
09/12/2003 2:21:15 PM PDT
by
general_re
(SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: Quitting Sarcasm Now Greatly Reduces Serious Risks To Your Health.)
To: DannyTN
lol... did it again ;-)
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posted on
09/12/2003 2:21:41 PM PDT
by
nwctwx
To: PatrickHenry
Besides, if my power is knocked out, I may not be able to freep for a week or two. You'd miss me. BS. You'd be on in half a day, with a generator and a satellite connection ;)
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posted on
09/12/2003 2:22:29 PM PDT
by
general_re
(SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: Quitting Sarcasm Now Greatly Reduces Serious Risks To Your Health.)
To: My Favorite Headache
Eugene Levy(2nd City TV) absolutely has to play him in "American Weather Channel".
Actually shouldn't we be following Rush's lead, and as politically sensitive citizens refer to Isabel as 'Hurricane Sheila Jackson Lee'?
To: nwctwx
Note to self: avoid 22N/58W.
Got it, thanks!
39
posted on
09/12/2003 2:23:14 PM PDT
by
TonyInOhio
(Remember 9/11: May they rest in peace.)
To: nwctwx
I'm leaving for vacation at Myrtle Beach tommorrow.
When at a beach, I am a magnet for rotten weather.
I advise anyone living on the South Carolina/southern North Carolina coastline to board up their homes & evacuate ASAP.
The eye of Isabel will hit North Myrtle Beach early enough in the week to trash my whole vacation.
Book it.
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posted on
09/12/2003 2:24:15 PM PDT
by
putupon
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