000 WTNT31 KNHC 061150 TCPAT1 BULLETIN Tropical Storm Alex Intermediate Advisory Number 15A NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL012022 800 AM AST Mon Jun 06 2022 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS CONTINUING AT BERMUDA AS ALEX PASSES NEARBY... SUMMARY OF 800 AM AST...1200 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...33.8N 65.1W ABOUT 100 MI...165 KM NNW OF BERMUDA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 65 DEGREES AT 28 MPH...44 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...992 MB...29.29 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY: None. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT: A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for... * Bermuda A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area. For storm information specific to your area, please monitor products issued by your national meteorological service. DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- At 800 AM AST (1200 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Alex was located near latitude 33.8 North, longitude 65.1 West. Alex is moving toward the east-northeast near 28 mph (44 km/h), and this general motion is expected to continue until the storm is absorbed tomorrow. Maximum sustained winds are near 65 mph (100 km/h) with higher gusts. Weakening is forecast, and Alex is expected to become an extratropical low later today. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 205 miles (335 km) from the center. The Bermuda Airport reported a sustained wind of 39 mph (63 km/h) with a gust to 59 mph (95 km/h) within the last hour. A Bermuda Weather Service buoy at Crescent Reef, just north of Bermuda, recently reported a sustained wind of 55 mph (89 km/h) with a gust to 72 mph (116 km/h). An automated station at the Bermuda Heliport reported a sustained wind of 49 mph (79 km/h) and a gust to 67 mph (108 km/h). An Air Force Hurricane Hunter aircraft reported a minimum central pressure of 992 mb (29.29 inches). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- Key messages for Tropical Storm Alex can be found in the Tropical Cyclone Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT1, WMO header WTNT41 KNHC, and on the web at hurricanes.gov/graphics_at1.shtml?key_messages. WIND: Tropical storm conditions should continue on Bermuda through this afternoon. RAINFALL: Tropical Storm Alex is expected to bring 1 to 2 inches or 25 to 50 mm of rain across Bermuda through this afternoon. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- Next complete advisory at 1100 AM AST. $$ Forecaster Pasch/D. Zelinsky