Monday Isabel LBN Thread: Isabel May Hit U.S. This Week

[VolcanoJen]

Hurricane Watchers: Please post all your Monday Isabel LBN updates in this thread. When posting new information about the storm's track, it would be helpful to use the word "UPDATE" in your subject line.

Here's a link to the Sunday Isabel LBN Thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=113796

Here's the latest information on the storm; next official update is at 5:00 a.m.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030915/ap_on_re_us/tropical_weather&cid=519&ncid=716

At 11 p.m. EDT, Isabel's maximum sustained wind speed was 155 mph — 1 mph below the minimum for Category 5 — and down 5 mph from earlier measurements. Experts had said it would be extremely unusual for Isabel to maintain Category 5 strength as it moved north over cooler water.

The storm was centered about 850 miles south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, N.C. Hurricane-force wind of at least 74 mph extended 115 miles out from the center.

From the NOAA website, here is a satellite image of Isabel at 5:15 pm Sunday:



And finally, there's another helpful thread that's tracking Isabel in General Discussion:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=335471&mesg_id=335471

Thanks everyone for your updates and cooperation during this developing situation,
VolcanoJen
DU Moderator