Sept. 10, 2003 — The NOAA National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla., reports that at 11 p.m. EDT the center of Hurricane Isabel was located near latitude 21.1 north, longitude 52.8 west or about 1,180 miles east of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Isabel is moving toward the west near 10 mph, and this motion is expected to continue for the next 24 hours. (Click NOAA satellite image for larger view of Hurricane Isabel taken on Sept. 10, 2003, at 3:15 p.m EDT. Click here for high resolution version, which is a large file. Please credit “NOAA.”)

Maximum sustained winds are near 145 mph with higher gusts. Little overall change in strength is forecast during the next 24 hours, however, fluctuations in intensity are common in major hurricanes. (Click NOAA tracking map of Hurricane Isabel for larger view.)

Estimated minimum central pressure is 935 mb, 27.61 inches.

Large ocean swells may create hazardous surf conditions in the Leeward Islands.

TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOURTEEN DISSIPATING

The NOAA National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla., reports that at 5 p.m. EDT the center of Tropical Depression Fourteen was located near latitude 17.3 north, longitude 25.5 west or just north of the northwestern Cape Verde Islands. The depression is moving toward the north near 9 mph, and this motion is expected to continue for the next 12 to 24 hours. (Click NOAA tracking map of Tropical Depression Fourteen for larger view.)

Maximum sustained winds are near 30 mph with higher gusts. Satellite imagery indicates the depression is dissipating due to vertical wind shear from a nearby upper-level trough.

Estimated minimum central pressure is 1008 mb, 29.77 inches.

Locally heavy rains and gusty winds remain possible over portions of the Cape Verde Islands during the next 12 to 24 hours.

This is the last public advisory issued by the NOAA National Hurricane Center on this system.

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