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#3760 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:40 AM 04.Aug.2004) TCPAT1 BULLETIN HURRICANE ALEX ADVISORY NUMBER 16 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 AM EDT WED AUG 04 2004 ...ALEX CONTINUES MOVING AWAY FROM THE COAST... AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ALEX WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 37.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 71.1 WEST OR ABOUT 280 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA. ALEX IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 18 MPH AND A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE REPORTED A MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 973 MB...28.73 INCHES. HIGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC U.S. COASTAL AREA SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO. REPEATING THE 5 AM EDT POSITION...37.1 N... 71.1 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 18 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 90 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 973 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM EDT. FORECASTER PASCH |