064  
WTNT64 KNHC 091218  
TCUAT4  
 
HURRICANE ISAIAS TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092026  
720 AM CDT FRI OCT 09 2026  
   
..ISAIAS BECOMES A MAJOR HURRICANE
 
 
JUST-RECEIVED DATA FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER  
AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT ISAIAS HAS STRENGTHENED TO A MAJOR HURRICANE  
WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 120 MPH (195 KM/H) WITH HIGHER  
GUSTS. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE MEASURED FROM A DROPSONDE IS  
959 MB (28.32 INCHES).  
 
 
SUMMARY OF 720 AM CDT...0820 UTC...INFORMATION  
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LOCATION...27.0N 87.6W  
ABOUT 240 MI...390 KM S OF PENSACOLA FLORIDA  
ABOUT 170 MI...275 KM SSE OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...120 MPH...195 KM/H  
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H  
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...959 MB...28.32 INCHES  
 

 
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