Tropical Storm Isaac which formed late Tuesday, at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, had maximum sustained winds near 45 mph and the National Hurricane Center said that strengthening is forecast.
Isaac could become a hurricane by Thursday or Thursday night, Aug. 23. The center of Isaac was about 140 miles east of Guadaloupe, near latitude 15.9 north and longitude 59.3 west. Isaac is moving westward near 21 mph is expected to stay on this track over the next couple of days.
The NHC said, “On the forecast track the center of Isaac should move through the Leeward Islands this evening and pass near or south of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Thursday (Aug. 23) and approach the Dominican Republic Thursday night and Friday (Aug. 24).”
The National Hurricane Center has posted Warnings and Watches for Tropical Storm Issac. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Martinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe and the surrounding islands, and St. Martin, St. Kitts, Nevis, Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat, and Anguilla, Saba, St. Eustatius, and St. Maarten, British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Vieques, Culebra, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Depending on the path of Tropical Storm Isaac, it could have implications for the Republican National Convention which begins in Tampa next Monday.
