Hurricane Alex

Forecast Advisory 19

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WTNT31 KNHC 050233
TCPAT1
BULLETIN
HURRICANE ALEX ADVISORY NUMBER 19
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 PM EDT WED AUG 04 2004

...ALEX STRENGTHENS INTO THE FIRST MAJOR HURRICANE OF THE
2004 SEASON OVER THE NORTH ATLANTIC...

AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ALEX WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 38.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 64.8 WEST OR ABOUT 800
MILES...1285 KM...SOUTHWEST OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND.

ALEX IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 25 MPH...41 KM/HR...
AND THIS GENERAL MOTION...WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED... IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 120 MPH...195 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. THIS MAKES ALEX A CATEGORY THREE OR MAJOR HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES... 95 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 175 MILES...280 KM.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 957 MB...28.26 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 11 PM EDT POSITION...38.9 N... 64.8 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 25 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...120 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 957 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT 5 AM EDT.

FORECASTER STEWART


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