THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, September 29, 1996 TAG: 9609290036
SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A8 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY STEVE STONE, STAFF WRITER
LENGTH: 29 lines
Isidore is a bore.
Thankfully.
As anticipated, Hurricane Isidore turned to the north and weakened a little Saturday. And even though it is forecast to be due east of Virginia Beach by Tuesday evening, it should be more than 1,800 miles away.
``All of the track model guidance continues to show a due northward motion,'' said Miles Lawrence, a meteorologist at the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
At 5 p.m. Saturday, the center of Isidore was about 1,200 miles west of the Cape Verde Islands, moving north near 13 mph. That motion was expected to continue through today. Maximum sustained winds were near 105 mph.
The hurricane is expected to face the dual challenge of moving over colder water, which will sap its energy, and of interacting with strong westerly winds that are expected to shear off its upper clouds.
By Tuesday, it's forecast to have diminished to tropical storm status, with winds of 70 mph. ILLUSTRATION: Graphic
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