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| #3922 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:41 PM 05.Aug.2004) TCPAT1 BULLETIN HURRICANE ALEX ADVISORY NUMBER 23 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 PM AST THU AUG 05 2004 ...ALEX RAPIDLY LOSING TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS AS IT RACES EAST-NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE FAR NORTH ATLANTIC... AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ALEX WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 44.9 NORTH... LONGITUDE 47.4 WEST OR ABOUT 300 MILES... 485 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND. ALEX IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 45 MPH...72 KM/HR... AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 85 MPH...140 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ALEX HAS WEAKENED TO A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE. ADDITIONAL RAPID WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS THE CYCLONE LOSES ITS TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS OVER THE COLD WATERS OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN. 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. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 981 MB...28.97 INCHES. ALTHOUGH HURRICANE ALEX IS WEAKENING AND IS SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES AWAY FROM NEWFOUNDLAND...RAPID VARIATIONS IN HARBOR WATER LEVELS BETWEEN 12 AM AND 3 AM LOCAL TIME ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE EASTERN COAST OF THE AVALON PENINSULA...BETWEEN CAPE RACE AND CAPE SAINT FRANCIS...AND ALONG THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE BONAVISTA PENINSULA AND POSSIBLY CONCEPTION BAY. REPEATING THE 11 PM AST POSITION...44.9 N... 47.4 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 45 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 85 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 981 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM AST. FORECASTER STEWART |
