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Hurricane ALEX (Text)

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HURRICANE ALEX FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  20
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL012004
0900Z THU AUG 05 2004
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 40.0N  61.5W AT 05/0900Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST OR  65 DEGREES AT  25 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  957 MB
EYE DIAMETER  20 NM
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT WITH GUSTS TO 130 KT.
64 KT....... 30NE  50SE  30SW  20NW.
50 KT....... 50NE  80SE  60SW  50NW.
34 KT....... 80NE 150SE 130SW  70NW.
12 FT SEAS..200NE 300SE 200SW  80NW.
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 40.0N  61.5W AT 05/0900Z
AT 05/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 39.5N  63.1W
 
FORECAST VALID 05/1800Z 42.0N  56.2W
MAX WIND  95 KT...GUSTS 115 KT.
64 KT... 30NE  50SE  30SW  20NW.
50 KT... 50NE  80SE  60SW  50NW.
34 KT... 80NE 150SE 130SW  70NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 06/0600Z 45.0N  46.5W
MAX WIND  75 KT...GUSTS  90 KT.
64 KT... 20NE  25SE  15SW   0NW.
50 KT... 40NE  70SE  50SW  30NW.
34 KT... 50NE 175SE 130SW  50NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 06/1800Z 47.0N  36.5W...BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
50 KT...  0NE 100SE  75SW   0NW.
34 KT... 30NE 200SE 150SW  30NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 07/0600Z 47.0N  26.5W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
50 KT...  0NE 100SE  75SW   0NW.
34 KT... 30NE 200SE 150SW  30NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 08/0600Z...ABSORBED BY EXTRATROPICAL LOW
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 40.0N  61.5W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 05/1500Z
 
FORECASTER BEVEN
 
 
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