Tropical Storm Alex 5 am Mon Aug 2

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TROPICAL STORM ALEX ADVISORY NUMBER 7

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

5 AM EDT MON AUG 02 2004

 

...ALEX STILL STALLED OFF THE COAST OF SOUTH CAROLINA...

 

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT 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.

 

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS

TO OREGON INLET NORTH CAROLINA. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH ALSO

REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM EDISTO BEACH TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH

CAROLINA.

 

AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALEX WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 31.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.5 WEST OR ABOUT 100 MILES

SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA.

 

ALEX HAS BEEN NEARLY STATIONARY BUT A SLOW NORTHWARD TO

NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER TODAY. ON

THIS TRACK...THE CENTER WILL MOVE A LITTLE NEARER TO THE COASTS OF

SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

 

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME

STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

 

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES FROM THE

CENTER.

 

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES.

 

RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 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 5 AM EDT POSITION...31.4 N... 79.5 W. MOVEMENT...

STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL

PRESSURE...1004 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 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 AM

EDT.

 

FORECASTER PASCH

 

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