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6pm Update – NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092012 600 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 …CENTER OF ISAAC NEARING THE COAST OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA… STORM SURGE FLOODING ALREADY OCCURRING…
Diana Whipple of New Orleans watches waves crash on the shore of Lake Pontchartrain as Hurricane Isaac approaches Tuesday
AT 600 PM CDT…2300 UTC…THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS LOCATED
BY NOAA DOPPLER RADARS NEAR LATITUDE 28.9 NORTH…LONGITUDE 89.2
WEST. ISAAC IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH…13 KM/H. A
NORTHWESTWARD MOTION AT A SLIGHTLY SLOWER SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER
THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.
ON THE FORECAST TRACK…THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC SHOULD REACH THE COASTLINE OF SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS…AND CONTINUE MOVING FARTHER INLAND OVER SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH…130 KM/H…WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. ISAAC IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE. SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE
BEFORE ISAAC MAKES LANDFALL. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AFTER
LANDFALL OCCURS.
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES…95 KM…
MAINLY TO THE NORTHEAST AND EAST OF THE CENTER. TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 185 MILES…295 KM. TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN
LOUISIANA…MISSISSIPPI…AND ALABAMA. A SUSTAINED WIND OF 45 MPH
WITH A GUST TO 58 MPH WAS OBSERVED WITHIN THE PAST HOUR AT
LAKEFRONT AIRPORT IN NEW ORLEANS.
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 970 MB…28.64 INCHES.
5pm Update – AT 400 PM CDT…2100 UTC…THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS LOCATED BY NOAA DOPPLER RADARS NEAR LATITUDE 28.7 NORTH…LONGITUDE 89.2WEST.
ISAAC IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH…13 KM/H. A
NORTHWESTWARD MOTION AT A SLIGHTLY SLOWER SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER
THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. ON THE FORECAST TRACK…THE CENTER OF
HURRICANE ISAAC SHOULD REACH THE COASTLINE OF SOUTHEASTERN
LOUISIANA THIS EVENING.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 80 MPH…130 KM/H…
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ISAAC IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-
SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE
BEFORE ISAAC MAKES LANDFALL. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AFTER
LANDFALL OCCURS.
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES…95 KM…MAINLY
TO THE NORTHEAST AND EAST OF THE CENTER. TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 185 MILES…295 KM. TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN
LOUISIANA…MISSISSIPPI…AND ALABAMA. NOAA BUOY 42040…LOCATED
EAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER…RECENTLY MEASURED
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 63 MPH…100 KM/H…AND A GUST TO 83 MPH…
135 KM/H.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 975 MB…28.79 INCHES.
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…RECONNAISSANCE DATA INDICATE ISAAC FINALLY ACHIEVES HURRICANE STATUS…
REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT
INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH ISAAC HAVE INCREASED
TO 75 MPH…120 KM/H. ON THIS BASIS…ISAAC IS BEING UPGRADED TO
A HURRICANE.
SUMMARY OF 1120 AM CDT…1620 UTC…INFORMATION
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LOCATION…28.1N 88.6W
ABOUT 75 MI…115 KM SSE OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
ABOUT 160 MI…250 KM SE OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…75 MPH…120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 10 MPH…17 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…975 MB…28.79 INCHES
