Hurricane Isabel May Reach Category 4 Status Tonight

[hatrack]

She's still well out to sea (about 1,000 miles east of the Windward Islands), but continues to move steadily west/northwest at about 15 mph. If you live in the Southeast, you'll probably want to keep an eye on her for the next few days just in case.

National Hurricane Center

[Don_G]

1. I Like The CIMSS Tracking Data

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/tropic/real-time/atlantic/storm/storm3.html

[dutchdemocrat]

2. Surfs up

It won't hit St. Maarten at least.

I went through seven hurricanes there in seven years.

Bloody hell.

[FireHeart]

3. I just saw...

She reached Cat 4. No danger to land SO FAR, but...who knows.

[happyslug]

4. Will Isabella be like Fabian?

Get captured by the Gulf Stream and end up in Greenland?


For information on Fabian:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2003/FABIAN.shtml?


Here the list of hurricanes at the National Weather Service:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2003/index.shtml

[FireHeart]

5. I've been tracking her

and I don't like what I see. I live in Florida (have for 9 years) and very carefully watch the storms.

I'm very worried about Isabel. Her current track is disturbing. However, one good thing is that she isn't as strong as she was 24 hours ago. There is a possibility she might just be a Cat 3 before hitting land.

Check this latest track:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ftp/graphics/AT13/refresh/AL1303W5+GIF/100323W5.gif

[hatrack]

6. Sustained Winds Now At 140 MPH - 5PM AST Wednesday

Pressure down to 942 milibars, and about 685 miles northeast of the Leeward Islands. Definitely stay tuned.

National Hurricane Center

[FireHeart]

7. Some additional strengthening is predicted...

along with a slight move to the west-southwest.

This *might* be good news for Florida, but not for a heck of a lot of other people. :(

[FireHeart]

8. She's up to 145 now. n/t

[SoCalDem]

9. 161 mph...category 5

eek:(