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Isaias was located about 285 miles (460 kilometers) west of
Progreso, Mexico, and about 580 miles (935 kilometers) southwest
of the Mississippi River’s mouth, according to the Miami-based
National Hurricane Center. It had maximum sustained winds of 40
mph (65 kph) and was moving east-northeast at 8 mph (13 kph).
It was not immediately known where the storm may make landfall
on the Gulf Coast. The hurricane center’s initial projections
said the center of Isaias could come onshore somewhere between
eastern Louisiana and the western Florida Panhandle. People in
those areas were urged to prepare for the storm.
“There is an increasing risk of dangerous wind and storm surge
impacts along portions of the northern Gulf Coast,” the
hurricane center said. “Residents from Louisiana to the Florida
Panhandle should closely monitor the latest forecast updates and
ensure they have their hurricane plan in place.”
Isaias also will bring areas of heavy rain to portions of the
Gulf Coast and much of the U.S. Southeast on Friday and into the
weekend, forecasters said.
The storm comes as the Atlantic hurricane season has been
unusually quiet this year due to a strong El Niño, which
disrupts storm formation over that ocean. Storm activity in the
Pacific has been above average.
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