Hurricane ALEX

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HURRICANE ALEX FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  18
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL012004
2100Z WED AUG 04 2004
 
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 37.9N  67.5W AT 04/2100Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  30 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST OR  75 DEGREES AT  16 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  970 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  90 KT WITH GUSTS TO 110 KT.
64 KT....... 25NE  50SE  25SW  15NW.
50 KT....... 50NE  75SE  50SW  50NW.
34 KT....... 75NE 150SE  75SW  75NW.
12 FT SEAS..200NE 250SE 250SW  75NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT.  RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.
 
REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 37.9N  67.5W AT 04/2100Z
AT 04/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 37.7N  68.3W
 
FORECAST VALID 05/0600Z 39.0N  63.5W
MAX WIND  90 KT...GUSTS 110 KT.
64 KT... 25NE  50SE  25SW  15NW.
50 KT... 50NE  75SE  50SW  50NW.
34 KT... 75NE 150SE  75SW  75NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 05/1800Z 42.0N  56.4W
MAX WIND  80 KT...GUSTS 100 KT.
64 KT...  0NE  25SE  15SW   0NW.
50 KT... 25NE  75SE  50SW  25NW.
34 KT... 50NE 175SE 100SW  50NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 06/0600Z 44.6N  47.4W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
64 KT...  0NE  25SE  15SW   0NW.
50 KT...  0NE 100SE  75SW   0NW.
34 KT... 25NE 200SE 150SW  25NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 06/1800Z 45.4N  37.5W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
50 KT...  0NE 100SE  75SW   0NW.
34 KT... 25NE 200SE 150SW  25NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 07/1800Z...ABSORBED BY EXTRATROPICAL SYSTEM
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 37.9N  67.5W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 05/0300Z
 
FORECASTER KNABB/AVILA
 
 
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