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Hurricane Isaias Tropical Cyclone Update

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL092026

1030 PM CDT Wed Oct 07 2026

...ISAIAS BECOMES A HURRICANE...

Dropsonde data from an Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft

indicates that Isaias has become a hurricane, with maximum sustained

winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) with higher gusts. The minimum central

pressure measured from another dropsonde launched in the eye was

982 mb (29.00 inches).

SUMMARY OF 1030 PM CDT...0330 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...22.9N 91.9W

ABOUT 180 MI...290 KM NW OF PROGRESO MEXICO

ABOUT 460 MI...745 KM SSW OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 70 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...982 MB...29.00 INCHES

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Forecaster Papin/Roberts