Hurricane Isaac

Public Advisory 12



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HURRICANE ISAAC ADVISORY NUMBER 12
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092006
1100 AM AST SAT SEP 30 2006

...ISAAC BECOMES THE FIFTH HURRICANE OF THE 2006 SEASON...

INTERESTS IN NOVA SCOTIA AND NEWFOUNDLAND CANADA SHOULD MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF ISAAC.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 1100 AM AST...1500Z...THE EYE OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS LOCATED
BY SATELLITE IMAGERY NEAR LATITUDE 30.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 58.7 WEST
OR ABOUT 370 MILES... 600 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.

ISAAC IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/HR...AND
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE WITH A GRADUAL TURN
TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST EXPECTED BY SUNDAY. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK... ISAAC SHOULD PASS WELL TO THE EAST OF BERMUDA.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH...120
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ISAAC IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON
THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME FURTHER STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40 MILES...65 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125
MILES...205 KM.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 992 MB...29.29 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 1100 AM AST POSITION...30.9 N...58.7 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...992 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
500 PM AST.

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FORECASTER BLAKE/STEWART