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WTNT35 KNHC 181743 TCPAT5 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM ISIDORE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 10A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 2 PM EDT WED SEP 18 2002 ...ISIDORE SOAKING JAMAICA...BEGINNING TO STRENGTHEN... AT 2 PM EDT...1800Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS HAS EXTENDED THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING TO INCLUDE GRAND CAYMAN. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS. A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN CUBA...FROM THE PROVINCES OF VILLA CLARA AND CIENFUEGOS WESTWARD...AND INCLUDING THE ISLE OF YOUTH. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JAMAICA. AT 2 PM EDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISIDORE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.9 WEST OR ABOUT 35 MILES ...50 KM...WEST OF THE WESTERN TIP OF JAMAICA. THIS POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT 175 MILES ...285 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GRAND CAYMAN. ISIDORE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH ...11 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. EVEN THOUGH THE CENTER OF ISIDORE WILL BE MOVING AWAY FROM JAMAICA THIS AFTERNOON...CONDITIONS THERE WILL BE SLOW TO IMPROVE SINCE MOST OF THE HEAVY RAINS AND WINDS ARE LOCATED TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH... 80 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ISIDORE IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES ...140 KM ...MAINLY EAST OF THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES. A NEW AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT WILL BE REACHING THE CENTER OF ISIDORE WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR. HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER JAMAICA DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. HEAVY RAINS ARE NOW MOVING INTO THE CAYMAN ISLANDS. REPEATING THE 2 PM EDT POSITION...18.2 N... 78.9 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM EDT. FORECASTER FRANKLIN |