BWS: Hurricane Isaias ‘Not A Threat At This Time’
Hurricane Isaias is “not a threat to Bermuda at this time”, the Bermuda Weather Service said, with its closest point of approach to Bermuda within 72 hours forecast to be 717 nm to the west at 6.00am on Monday, August 3, with the BWS noting that “this system may move closer to Bermuda after this time period depending upon its track.”
Graphic courtesy of the BWS:
The latest forecast from the U.S. National Hurricane Center said, “At 800 AM EDT [1200 UTC], the center of Hurricane Isaias was located by NOAA and Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft near latitude 21.3 North, longitude 73.9 West.
“Isaias is moving toward the northwest near 17 mph [28 km/h], and a generally northwestward motion with some decrease in forward speed is expected for the next couple of days followed by a turn toward the north-northwest. On the forecast track, the center of Isaias will move near or over the Southeastern Bahamas today.
“Isaias is forecast to be near the Central Bahamas tonight, and move near or over the Northwestern Bahamas and be near or east of the Florida peninsula on Saturday and Sunday.
“Maximum sustained winds are near 80 mph [130 km/h] with higher gusts. Some strengthening is possible today, and Isaias is expected to remain a hurricane for the next few days.
Graphic courtesy of the NHC:
“Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles [75 km] from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 205 miles [335 km]. A private weather observing site at Long Bay Beach in Providenciales recently reported a sustained wind of 55 mph [86 km/h] and a gust to 59 mph [95 km/h].
“Reports from the reconnaissance aircraft indicate that the minimum central pressure is 990 mb [29.24 inches].”
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