Tropical Storm Isaac Forms in Atlantic
Pastor Dale Morgan
Tropical Storm Isaac Forms in Atlantic*
Friday September 29, 2006 4:31 AM
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Isaac formed Thursday in the central
Atlantic, but was not expected to become a hurricane or directly
threaten land, forecasters said.
At 11 p.m. EDT, the ninth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season
had top sustained winds near 45 mph, up from 40 mph earlier in the day.
Its center was located about 610 miles east-southeast of Bermuda and
moving toward the northwest near 7 mph.
The storm was expected to move north and then northeast in the open
Atlantic, with an area of low-pressure blocking it from nearing the
United States, National Hurricane Center forecasters said.
Isaac should stay to the east of Bermuda and the Canadian Maritimes and
Newfoundland, said hurricane specialist Eric Blake. But those areas in
eastern Canada could feel the outer reaches of the storm sometime Monday
or Tuesday. It was expected to strengthen slightly before then, he said.
Isaac formed from a depression that developed Wednesday.
The Atlantic hurricane season began June 1 and ends Nov. 30. September
is traditionally one of the busiest months of the season.
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