Hurricane Alex

Forecast Advisory 24



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WTNT31 KNHC 060831
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HURRICANE ALEX ADVISORY NUMBER 24
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 AM AST FRI AUG 06 2004

...ALEX ALMOST EXTRATROPICAL AS IT RACES ACROSS THE NORTH
ATLANTIC...

AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ALEX WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 46.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 41.5 WEST OR ABOUT 550 MILES...
885 KM...EAST OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND.

ALEX IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 52 MPH...83 KM/HR. A
GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE EAST AT A SOMEWHAT SLOWER FORWARD SPEED IS
EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED NEAR 75 MPH...120
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THAT ALEX
CONTINUES TO LOSE TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS...AND THE SYSTEM IS
FORECAST TO BECOME EXTRATROPICAL LATER TODAY OVER THE COLD WATERS
OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES... 95 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 345 MILES...555 KM MAINLY TO THE SOUTH OF THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 984 MB...29.06 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...46.5 N... 41.5 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 52 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 75 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 984 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST.

FORECASTER BEVEN


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