ISABEL CONTINUES PACKING WINDS OF A CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE (See the NOAA National Hurricane Center for the latest information on this storm. Complete advisories are posted at 11 a.m., 5 p.m., 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. All times are Eastern. Advisories are posted more frequently as the storm nears the USA mainland.) Sept. 13, 2003 � The NOAA National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla., reports that at 11 p.m. EDT the center of Hurricane Isabel was located near latitude 23.0 north, longitude 63.7 west or about 350 miles north-northeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Isabel is moving toward the west-northwest near 12 mph, and this motion is expected to continue for the next 24 hours. (Click NOAA close-up satellite image for larger view of the eye of Hurricane Isabel taken on Sept. 13, 2003, at 11:45 a.m. EDT. Click here for high resolution version, which is a large file. Please credit “NOAA.”)
(Click NOAA satellite image for larger view of dangerous Hurricane Isabel taken on Sept. 13, 2003, at 9:45 a.m. EDT. Please credit “NOAA.”) (Click NOAA satellite image for larger view of Hurricane Isabel northeast of Puerto Rico taken on Sept. 13, 2003, at 11:45 a.m. EDT. Click here for high resolution version, which is a large file. Please credit “NOAA.”)
(Click NOAA satellite image for larger view of Hurricane Isabel northeast of Puerto Rico along with the remnants of what was Tropical Storm Henri, still affecting the weather along the eastern seaboard of the USA, as well as a weather system in the middle of the USA that’s moving east taken on Sept. 13, 2003, at 11:45 a.m. EDT. Click here for high resolution version, which is a large file. Please credit “NOAA.”)
Maximum sustained winds are near 160 mph with higher gusts. Some fluctuations in strength are likely on Sunday.
Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 85 miles from the center, and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 200 miles. (Click NOAA tracking map of Hurricane Isabel for larger view.)
The estimated minimum central pressure is 932 mb, 27.52 inches.
Large ocean swells and dangerous surf conditions are likely over portions of the Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic over the next several days. These dangerous surf conditions will also affect portions of the southeastern U.S. coast during the next several days.
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