Hurricane Isabel Update
Tuesday, September 9th, 2003 Catastrophe PropertyHURRICANE ISABEL ADVISORY NUMBER 22 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 AM AST THU SEP 11 2003 …EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE ISABEL CONTINUES MOVING WESTWARD… AT 11 AM AST…1500Z…THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISABEL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.4 NORTH… LONGITUDE 54.5 WEST OR ABOUT 535 MILES…865 KM…EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. ISABEL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH…15 KM/HR…AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR NEAR 150 MPH…240 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE COMMON IN MAJOR HURRICANES AND THESE COULD OCCUR DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES… 95 KM… FROM THE CENTER…AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 185 MILES…295 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 930 MB…27.46 INCHES. LARGE OCEAN SWELLS A
