Tropical Storm Alex 5 pm Sun Aug 1

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TROPICAL STORM ALEX ADVISORY NUMBER 5

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

5 PM EDT SUN AUG 01 2004

 

...ALEX STATIONARY...WATCHES AND WARNINGS EXTENDED...

 

AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS EXTENDED

SOUTHWARD AND NOW EXTENDS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA TO

CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE PAMLICO SOUND. A

TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE

EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

 

AT 5 PM EDT...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTH OF

CAPE HATTERAS TO OREGON INLET NORTH CAROLINA. A TROPICAL STORM

WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM EDISTO BEACH TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER

SOUTH CAROLINA.

 

AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALEX WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 31.7 NORTH... LONGITUDE 79.2 WEST OR ABOUT 90 MILES

SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA.

 

ALEX HAS BEEN STATIONARY FOR MUCH OF THE DAY...HOWEVER...A SLOW

MOTION TOWARD THE NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF ALEX WILL BE SLOWLY

APPROACHING THE SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA COASTS OVER THE NEXT 24

HOURS.

 

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH... 65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. CONDITIONS FAVOR SOME SLOW STRENGTHENING OVER THE NEXT 24

HOURS.

 

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...MAINLY

IN SQUALLS TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER.

 

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1010 MB...29.83 INCHES.

 

RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1-2 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER

AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH ALEX.

 

REPEATING THE 5 PM EDT POSITION...31.7 N... 79.2 W. MOVEMENT

...STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED

WINDS... 40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1010 MB.

 

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR

PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

 

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL

HURRICANE CENTER AT 8 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT

COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 PM EDT.

 

FORECASTER FRANKLIN

 

 

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