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#601 Postby hurricanedude » Mon Aug 02, 2004 3:43 pm

yes way....The worst is on the right side of the storm...not saying the left isnt significant but the right side is the worse
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Alex update: 60 mph winds, expected to hit Outer Banks

#602 Postby Brent » Mon Aug 02, 2004 3:44 pm

Tropical Storm Alex Advisory Number 10


Statement as of 5:00 PM EDT on August 02, 2004



...Hurricane Warning issued as Alex edges toward the coast...
At 5 PM EDT...2100z...a Hurricane Warning has been issued from Cape
Lookout to Oregon Inlet North Carolina...including the Pamlico
Sound. This means that hurricane conditions are expected within
the warning area during the next 24 hours. Preparations to protect
life and property should be rushed to completion.

At 5 PM EDT...a Tropical Storm Warning has been issued from north of
Oregon Inlet to the North Carolina/Virginia border...including the
Albemarle Sound.

A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect from South Santee River
South Carolina to Cape Lookout North Carolina.

At 5 PM EDT...2100z...the center of Tropical Storm Alex was located
near latitude 32.1 north...longitude 78.5 west or about 150 miles
south-southwest of Wilmington North Carolina.

Alex is moving toward the north-northeast near 6 mph. A turn
toward the northeast is expected tonight. On the forecast
track...the center of Alex is expected to pass very near the North
Carolina Outer Banks tomorrow.

Maximum sustained winds are near 60 mph... 95 km/hr...with higher
gusts. Alex is forecast to become a hurricane during the next 24
hours.

Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 105 miles
...165 km from the center.

Estimated minimum central pressure is 993 mb...29.32 inches.

Storm total rainfall accumulations of 2-3 inches...with isolated
higher amounts...can be expected in association with Alex.

Coastal storm surge flooding of 1-2 feet above normal tide levels
can be expected on Atlantic shorelines. Storm surge flooding of 2-4
feet above normal tide levels can be expected inside Pamlico Sound.
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 PM EDT position...32.1 N... 78.5 W. Movement
toward...north-northeast near 6 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 8 PM EDT followed by the next
complete advisory at 11 PM EDT.
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#603 Postby chadtm80 » Mon Aug 02, 2004 3:44 pm

hurricanedude wrote:A Hurricane Watch is only issued if Hurricane conditions are possible in the next 48 hours......not just because a storm may develop into a hurricane. Even if and thats a big if...it ever makes it to cane force, absolutely no Hurricane conditions will affect land.....and very minimal TS effects....the worse part of this and all storms is the eastern side...so just about all this storm belongs to the fishies!!

http://66.98.251.192/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=35008 8-)
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HURRICANE WARNINGS NOW IN EFFECT

#604 Postby WXBUFFJIM » Mon Aug 02, 2004 3:45 pm

...Hurricane Warning issued as Alex edges toward the coast...
At 5 PM EDT...2100z...a Hurricane Warning has been issued from Cape
Lookout to Oregon Inlet North Carolina...including the Pamlico
Sound. This means that hurricane conditions are expected within
the warning area during the next 24 hours. Preparations to protect
life and property should be rushed to completion.

At 5 PM EDT...a Tropical Storm Warning has been issued from north of
Oregon Inlet to the North Carolina/Virginia border...including the
Albemarle Sound.

A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect from South Santee River
South Carolina to Cape Lookout North Carolina.

At 5 PM EDT...2100z...the center of Tropical Storm Alex was located
near latitude 32.1 north...longitude 78.5 west or about 150 miles
south-southwest of Wilmington North Carolina.

Alex is moving toward the north-northeast near 6 mph. A turn
toward the northeast is expected tonight. On the forecast
track...the center of Alex is expected to pass very near the North
Carolina Outer Banks tomorrow.

Maximum sustained winds are near 60 mph... 95 km/hr...with higher
gusts. Alex is forecast to become a hurricane during the next 24
hours.

Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 105 miles
...165 km from the center.

Estimated minimum central pressure is 993 mb...29.32 inches.

Storm total rainfall accumulations of 2-3 inches...with isolated
higher amounts...can be expected in association with Alex.

Coastal storm surge flooding of 1-2 feet above normal tide levels
can be expected on Atlantic shorelines. Storm surge flooding of 2-4
feet above normal tide levels can be expected inside Pamlico Sound.
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 PM EDT position...32.1 N... 78.5 W. Movement
toward...north-northeast near 6 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 8 PM EDT followed by the next
complete advisory at 11 PM EDT.

Forecaster Franklin
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#605 Postby senorpepr » Mon Aug 02, 2004 3:47 pm

It remains a 60 mph TS for the 5pm advisory.
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#606 Postby tracyswfla » Mon Aug 02, 2004 3:49 pm

" Preparations to protect
life and property should be rushed to completion".


That statement always gives me the chills!
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#607 Postby Brent » Mon Aug 02, 2004 3:50 pm

Whew... gonna be close! :eek:

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#608 Postby wx247 » Mon Aug 02, 2004 3:51 pm

The good news is that the worst of the weather is on the east side of the low.
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Too close

#609 Postby Stormcenter » Mon Aug 02, 2004 3:53 pm

Too close in my opinion. :eek:
Good decision by the NHC to post warnings.
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#610 Postby WXBUFFJIM » Mon Aug 02, 2004 3:53 pm

Yea, the northeast quadrant is the worse quadrant in a tropical cyclone anyway. Plus increasing forward motion is likely to keep things in check.

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#611 Postby GalvestonDuck » Mon Aug 02, 2004 3:54 pm

Observations at Springmaid Pier, SC. Definite drops in pressure.

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#612 Postby Guest » Mon Aug 02, 2004 4:04 pm

He starting to intensify again rather quickly.
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#613 Postby rainstorm » Mon Aug 02, 2004 4:04 pm

should pass 50 miles south of hatteras
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5pm discussion on Alex

#614 Postby Brent » Mon Aug 02, 2004 4:05 pm

Tropical Storm Alex Discussion Number 10

Statement as of 5:00 PM EDT on August 02, 2004


the last reconnaissance pass into Alex at 1704z gave a minimum
pressure of 993 mb...maximum flight level winds of 57 kt...and
released two dropsondes that reported surface winds of 45 and 46
kt. Based on this information...the maximum winds are held at 50 kt
for this advisory. The aircraft also reported a 20 mile-wide
circular eye that was open to the southeast. Since that time...the
quality of the radar depiction has varied...with a partial eyewall
occasionally present. Water vapor imagery indicates that Alex has
come under a more favorable upper-level anticyclonic flow pattern
today that has enhanced the cyclone's outflow. Alex should be
moving along the north edge of the Gulf Stream. Southwesterly
shear will be increasing over the next 24 hours...but is not
expected to inhibit development overnight tonight. Both the SHIPS
and GFDL guidance bring Alex to hurricane strength within 24 hours.
After that...increasing shear and colder waters should produce a
weakening trend. By 72 hours...Alex is expected to become
extratropical and then become absorbed by a larger extratropical
system.

The initial motion is 025/5...left of the previous track. Model
guidance is also left of the previous runs...with most of the
guidance taking Alex over or very near the North Carolina Outer
Banks. Approaching deep-layer southwesterlies should soon turn
Alex on a more northeastly track roughly parallel to the North
Carolina coastline. If the official track...intensity...and wind
radii forecasts are precisely correct...then hurricane conditions
will remain offshore. However...only very small deviations from
these forecasts could result in hurricane conditions being
experienced on land. Consequently...it is appropriate to issue a
Hurricane Warning at this time.
Forecaster Franklin

forecast positions and Max winds

initial 02/2100z 32.1n 78.5w 50 kt
12hr VT 03/0600z 33.1n 77.6w 55 kt
24hr VT 03/1800z 34.8n 75.3w 65 kt
36hr VT 04/0600z 36.7n 72.0w 65 kt
48hr VT 04/1800z 39.0n 67.0w 60 kt
72hr VT 05/1800z 44.0n 54.0w 45 kt...extratropical
96hr VT 06/1800z...absorbed by extratropical low
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#615 Postby hurricanedude » Mon Aug 02, 2004 4:06 pm

LOL got your drift chad......but dont lie...your as shocked as I am about the warning!!..LOL
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#616 Postby rainstorm » Mon Aug 02, 2004 4:08 pm

will peak at 80 knots
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Cat 1 By Tuesday 2:00 p.m.

#617 Postby Guest » Mon Aug 02, 2004 4:08 pm

Cat 1 by Tuesday and 91L Depression by Tuesday Night. Any other opinions on this?
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#618 Postby Bane » Mon Aug 02, 2004 4:10 pm

That'll also bring it very close to Wilmington.
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#619 Postby vacanechaser » Mon Aug 02, 2004 4:11 pm

hurricanedude wrote:yes way....The worst is on the right side of the storm...not saying the left isnt significant but the right side is the worse


sorry... just figured out what you meant... right side is correct... relative to forward motion...
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#620 Postby SacrydDreamz » Mon Aug 02, 2004 4:11 pm

hurricanedude wrote:A Hurricane Watch is only issued if Hurricane conditions are possible in the next 48 hours......not just because a storm may develop into a hurricane. Even if and thats a big if...it ever makes it to cane force, absolutely no Hurricane conditions will affect land.....and very minimal TS effects....the worse part of this and all storms is the eastern side...so just about all this storm belongs to the fishies!!


Given the erratic movement of Alex and the possibility of it gaining hurricance status I anticipated a hurricane watch... and I anticipated wrong.. Glad to see warning up though... If there is a warning now can I argue a watch was warrented at 11am? I think so...
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