》▪》▪》▪》▪》HURRICANE ISAIAS UPDATE《▪《▪《▪《▪《
At 500 PM EDT (2100 UTC), the center of Hurricane Isaias was located
by satellite imagery and Bahamas radar data near latitude 22.6
North, longitude 75.7 West. Isaias is moving toward the northwest
near 15 mph (24 km/h), and a general northwestward motion with some
decrease in forward speed is expected for the next day or so,
followed by a turn toward the north-northwest by late Sunday.
▪On the forecast track, the center of Isaias will continue to move near
or over the Southeastern Bahamas this afternoon and evening. Isaias
is forecast to be near the Central Bahamas tonight, and move near or
over the Northwestern Bahamas Saturday and near the east coast of
the Florida peninsula Saturday afternoon through Sunday.
▪Maximum sustained winds are near 75 mph (120 km/h) with higher
gusts. Strengthening is expected later tonight and early Saturday,
and Isaias is forecast to remain a hurricane for the next couple of
days.
▪Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 km) from the
center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 175 miles
(280 km). A private weather observing station at Pitts Town Point,
Bahamas, recently reported a sustained wind of 37 mph (59 km/h).
▪The estimated minimum central pressure is 991 mb (29.27 inches).
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/The graphic is of the Earliest Reasonable Arrival Time
Other interactive Maps at above link.
