Issued at 720 AM CDT Fri Oct 09 2026 
064 
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


Source: Hurricane Isaias Public Advisory Update Number