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| #3861 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:35 PM 04.Aug.2004) 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 |
