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#3793 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:41 AM 04.Aug.2004) TCPAT1 BULLETIN HURRICANE ALEX ADVISORY NUMBER 17 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 AM EDT WED AUG 04 2004 ...HURRICANE ALEX ACCELERATING OUT TO SEA... AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ALEX WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 37.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 69.0 WEST OR ABOUT 400 MILES...645 KM...EAST-NORTHEAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA. ALEX IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 20 MPH...32 KM/HR. THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 85 MPH...140 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES... 95 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...220 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 979 MB...28.91 INCHES. HIGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC U.S. COASTAL AREA SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE DAY TODAY. REPEATING THE 11 AM EDT POSITION...37.7 N... 69.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 20 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 85 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 979 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM EDT. FORECASTER KNABB/AVILA |