Sept. 8, 2003 � The NOAA National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla., reports that at 11 a.m. EDT the center of major Hurricane Isabel was located near latitude 17.2 north, longitude 42.6 west or about 1,265 miles east of the Leeward Islands. Isabel is moving toward the west-northwest near 14 mph, and this general motion is expected to continue for the next 24 hours. (Click NOAA satellite image for larger view of Hurricane Isabel taken on Sept. 8, 2003, at 8:45 a.m EDT. Click here for high resolution version, which is a large file. Please credit “NOAA.”)

Maximum sustained winds are near 115 mph with higher gusts making Isabel a Category 3 storm on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale, which is a major hurricane. Additional strengthening is forecast during the next 24 hours, and Isabel could become a Category 4 hurricane later Monday or Tuesday. (Click NOAA tracking map of Hurricane Isabel for larger view.)

Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 35 miles from the center, and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 115 miles.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 962 mb, 28.41 inches.

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POORLY-ORGANIZED HENRI CONTINUES MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD

The NOAA National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla., reports that at 11 a.m. EDT the poorly-defined center of Tropical Depression Henri was located near latitude 32.7 north, longitude 75.6 west or about 175 miles south of Cape Hatteras, N.C. The depression is moving toward the northeast near 8 mph, and a gradual decrease in forward speed is expected during the next 24 hours. (Click NOAA satellite image for larger view of Tropical Depression Henri taken on Sept. 8, 2003, at 9:45 a.m. EDT. Click here for high resolution version, which is a large file. Please credit “NOAA.”)

Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph with higher gusts. Henri is expected to lose tropical characteristics as it merges with a front during the next 24 hours.

Estimated minimum central pressure is 1006 mb, 29.71 inches. (Click NOAA tracking map of Tropical Depression Henri for larger view.)

FABIAN BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL OVER THE COLD NORTH ATLANTIC

The NOAA National Hurricane center in Miami, Fla., reports that at 11 a.m. EDT the center of Hurricane Fabian was located near latitude 49.8 north, longitude 39.2 west or about 680 miles east-northeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland. Fabian is moving toward the northeast near 39 mph, and this motion is expected to continue for the next 24 hours. (Click NOAA satellite image for larger view of Hurricane Fabian taken on Sept. 8, 2003, at 8:45 a.m. EDT. Click here for high resolution version, which is a large file. Please credit “NOAA.”)

Maximum sustained winds are near 75 mph with higher gusts. Little change in strength is forecast during the next 24 hours.

Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 115 miles from the center, and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 345 miles mainly to the south and east of the center. (Click NOAA tracking map of Hurricane Fabian for larger view.)

The estimated minimum central pressure is 980 mb, 28.94 inches.

Large swells will continue to affect portions of the U.S. East Coast.

This is the last public advisory issued by the NOAA National Hurricane Center on Fabian. Additional information on this system can be found in high seas forecasts issued by the NOAA Ocean Prediction Center under AWIPS header NFDHSFAT1 and WMO header FZNT01 KWBC.

FOURTEENTH DEPRESSION OF THE SEASON FORMS IN THE FAR EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC

The NOAA National Hurricane center in Miami, Fla., reports that at 11 a.m. EDT the center of Tropical Depression Fourteen was located near latitude 11.8 north, longitude 22.1 west or about 220 miles south-southeast of the southernmost Cape Verde Islands. The depression is moving toward the west near 3 mph, and this general motion is expected to continue for the next 24 hours. Due to the slow forward speed some erratic motion is possible, and interests in the Cape Verde Islands should closely monitor the progress of this system. (Click NOAA satellite image for larger view of Tropical Depression Fourteen taken on Sept. 8, 2003, at 8:00 a.m. EDT. Please credit “NOAA.”)

Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph with higher gusts. Some slow strengthening is forecast during the next 24 hours, and the depression could become a tropical storm later Monday or Tuesday. (Click NOAA tracking map of Tropical Depression Fourteen for larger view.)

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1007 mb, 29.74 inches.

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