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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Forecaster Berg