A satellite image of Tropical Storm Isaias, in this still image from a handout video. CSU/CIRA & NOAA/Handout OVERLAY AND WATERMARK FROM SOURCE.
Fishermen secure their boats as Tropical Storm Isaias moves through the Gulf of Mexico and is forecast to strengthen before reaching the US Gulf Coast, in Celestun, Yucatan state, Mexico
Oct 8 (Reuters) – The US National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory on Wednesday that Isaias has strengthened into a hurricane.
Isaias was about 460 miles (745 Km) south-southwest of the mouth of the Mississippi river, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 Km/h).
Reporting by Sukanya Mitra in Bengaluru; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman
