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| #378513 (Received by flhurricane at: 6:58 PM 24.Sep.2010) TCPAT4 BULLETIN HURRICANE LISA SPECIAL ADVISORY NUMBER 17 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL142010 700 PM AST FRI SEP 24 2010 ...LISA RAPIDLY STRENGTHENS INTO THE SEVENTH HURRICANE OF THE SEASON... SUMMARY OF 700 PM AST...2300 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...20.2N 27.8W ABOUT 385 MI...615 KM NW OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/HR PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/HR MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...989 MB...29.21 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 700 PM AST...2300 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE LISA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 27.8 WEST. LISA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LISA IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY WITH GRADUAL WEAKENING EXPECTED BY SATURDAY NIGHT. LISA IS A RATHER SMALL TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 10 MILES...20 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 989 MB...29.21 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM AST. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE |
