Sept. 10, 2003 � The NOAA National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla., reports that at 11 a.m. EDT the center of Hurricane Isabel was located near latitude 21.3 north, longitude 50.9 west or about 750 miles east-northeast of the northern Leeward Islands. Isabel is moving toward the west near 12 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. 10, 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 135 mph with higher gusts. While little overall change in strength is forecast over the next 24 hours, some fluctuations in intensity are still possible. (Click NOAA satellite image for larger view of Hurricane Isabel taken on Sept. 10, 2003, at 8:45 a.m EDT. Click here for high resolution version, which is a large file. Please credit “NOAA.”)

Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 45 miles from the center, and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 185 miles. (Click NOAA tracking map of Hurricane Isabel for larger view.)

The estimated minimum central pressure is 948 mb, 27.99 inches.

TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOURTEEN BECOMING LESS ORGANIZED

The NOAA National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla., reports that at 11 a.m. EDT the poorly-defined center of Tropical Depression Fourteen was located near latitude 16.3 north, longitude 25.3 west or near the western Cape Verde Islands. The depression is moving toward the north near 9 mph. This general motion is expected to continue with some increase in forward speed during the next 24 hours. (Click NOAA tracking map of Tropical Depression Fourteen for larger view.)

Maximum sustained winds are near 30 mph with higher gusts. Satellite imagery and surface observations indicate the depression is becoming less organized, and the system may dissipate during the next 24 hours.

Estimated minimum central pressure is 1010 mb, 29.83 inches.

Locally heavy rains and gusty winds are possible over portions of the Cape Verde Islands during the next 12 to 24 hours.

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