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

[lainie]

Was Fran the heinous flooding storm?

[StriperSniper]

Just for comparison purposes for the curious:

Fujita Scale for tornados

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale

[My Favorite Headache]

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.

[Swanks]

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.

[nwctwx]

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

I think at this point, my arabic is better than my english ;)

[DannyTN]

A Hurrucane....this could be bad.

[nwctwx]

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

I think at this point, my arabic is better than my english ;)

[DannyTN]

A Hurrucane....this could be bad.

[DannyTN]

A Hurrucane....this could be bad.

[PatrickHenry]

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.

[AntiGuv]

[D. Brian Carter]

Go here: http://www.hurricanetrack.com/JavaHist/.

I don't know how to post a Java image, if it's possible, so I'm just sending a link.

[DannyTN]

I must be tired... I usually only accidently post twice.

[DannyTN]

I must be tired... I usually only accidently post twice.

[general_re]

[nwctwx]

lol... did it again ;-)

[general_re]

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 ;)

[Diddle E. Squat]

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'?

[TonyInOhio]

Note to self: avoid 22N/58W.

Got it, thanks!

[putupon]

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.