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#3492 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:46 AM 02.Aug.2004) TCPAT1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM ALEX ADVISORY NUMBER 9 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 AM EDT MON AUG 02 2004 AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED NORTHWARD TO OREGON INLET NORTH CAROLINA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA TO OREGON INLET NORTH CAROLINA. AT 11 AM EDT...THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FROM EDISTO BEACH TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALEX WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.7 WEST OR ABOUT 120 MILES...SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA. ALEX IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 5 MPH. A TURN TO THE NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH... 95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND ALEX HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A HURRICANE OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES ...165 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 993 MB...29.32 INCHES. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1-2 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH ALEX. HIGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF THE SOUTHEASTERN AND MID-ATLANTIC U.S. COASTAL AREAS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. REPEATING THE 11 AM EDT POSITION...31.5 N... 78.7 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 5 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 60 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 993 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 2 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 5 PM EDT. FORECASTER FRANKLIN |