The National Hurricane Center has issued its 1 p.m. advisory on Hurricane Isaias.
Isaias remains a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 120 mph. The storm is around 145 miles south of Pensacola and moving north-northeast at 16 mph.
Isaias is expected to be at or near major hurricane strength when it makes landfall this evening. Weakening is expected beginning tonight after Isaias makes landfall, and the storm is likely to become post-tropical by late Saturday.
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 205 miles. A wind gust to 47 mph was recently reported at Dauphin Island, Alabama.
Not much has changed as far as impacts to Santa Rosa County since the last update. The National Hurricane Center will release a full advisory at 4 p.m.
