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#113629 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:34 PM 29.Sep.2006) TCPAT4 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM ISAAC ADVISORY NUMBER 9 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092006 500 PM EDT FRI SEP 29 2006 ...ISAAC INTENSIFYING OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC OCEAN... AT 500 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED BY SATELLITE IMAGERY NEAR LATITUDE 29.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 56.8 WEST OR ABOUT 505 MILES...815 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA. ISAAC IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/HR... AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS... AND ISAAC COULD BECOME A HURRICANE OVER THE WEEKEND. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES. REPEATING THE 500 PM EDT POSITION...29.7 N...56.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 PM EDT. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE/STEWART |