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| #3874 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:33 AM 05.Aug.2004) TCPAT1 BULLETIN HURRICANE ALEX ADVISORY NUMBER 20 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 AM EDT THU AUG 05 2004 ...ALEX ACCELERATING EAST-NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE NORTH ATLANTIC... AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ALEX WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 40.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 61.5 WEST OR ABOUT 625 MILES... 1005 KM...SOUTHWEST OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND. ALEX IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 29 MPH...46 KM/HR. THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 120 MPH...195 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS MAKES ALEX A CATEGORY THREE OR MAJOR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE. WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS ALEX MOVES OVER COLDER WATERS NORTH OF THE GULF STREAM. 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. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 957 MB...28.26 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 AM EDT POSITION...40.0 N... 61.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 29 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...120 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 957 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM EDT. FORECASTER BEVEN |
