GOES Satelite picture - Eastern Conus Sector (Water Vapor Channel) (Hurricane Alex)

1 posted on 08/03/2004 4:42:05 AM PDT by Clive

This picture will update so check it periodically.

2 posted on 08/03/2004 4:43:32 AM PDT by Clive

Doppler radar pix here:

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/radar/loop/DS.p19r0/si.kltx.shtml

3 posted on 08/03/2004 4:47:48 AM PDT by capt. norm (Rap is to music what the Etch-A-Sketch is to art.)

Looks like Alex has moved up to where the next Doppler site has a better view:

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/radar/latest/DS.p19r0/si.kmhx.shtml

4 posted on 08/03/2004 4:50:55 AM PDT by capt. norm (Rap is to music what the Etch-A-Sketch is to art.)

Looks like my sister and brother in law in Wilmington will get wet again! What is the sustained wind at this time. Last I heard it was 80 mph.

5 posted on 08/03/2004 4:52:07 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (They are where you least expect. Look around and you'll see them too.)

To: Conspiracy Guy

Wilmington is in the clear now - last report is max. sustained winds at 80, but a 983mb central pressure would seem to suggest a bit more than that.

6 posted on 08/03/2004 5:01:46 AM PDT by alancarp (Boycott France and anything that even LOOKS French.)

It's a drenching rain here in Chesapeake....

7 posted on 08/03/2004 5:03:16 AM PDT by theDentist ("John Kerry changes positions more often than a Nevada prostitute.")

983mb central pressure is not good. What is the track?

8 posted on 08/03/2004 5:05:25 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (They are where you least expect. Look around and you'll see them too.)

NHC GOES Floater IR Satellite Loop

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9 posted on 08/03/2004 5:09:01 AM PDT by Hatteras

On- and Offshore weather buoy reports are available via this link

10 posted on 08/03/2004 5:09:24 AM PDT by alancarp (Boycott France and anything that even LOOKS French.)

To: Conspiracy Guy

Right toward the tip of Cape Hatteras - NNE to NE. Forward speed near 10mph. At least it won't linger, just rearrange the coastline a bit (more).

11 posted on 08/03/2004 5:10:56 AM PDT by alancarp (Boycott France and anything that even LOOKS French.)

Daylight could bring that baby more power. Hope it moves on in rather than back out and build up then in.

12 posted on 08/03/2004 5:14:11 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (They are where you least expect. Look around and you'll see them too.)

Cape Lookout's weather station is now getting 40 Knot gusts (around 42mph). The closest buoy passed by Alex so far has winds up to about 46mph. The buoy I'll be real interested in seeing, though is number 41025 later today, which is the Diamond Shoals buoy located a few miles offshore of Cape Hatteras. That one might get a direct hit.

13 posted on 08/03/2004 5:15:18 AM PDT by alancarp (Boycott France and anything that even LOOKS French.)

To: Conspiracy Guy

Oh yeah - re: more power - water temperature at that Diamond Shoals buoy? How 'bout 83 DEGREES with an air temp of 80 (already this morning). That's plenty of fuel for Alex to strengthen.

14 posted on 08/03/2004 5:17:29 AM PDT by alancarp (Boycott France and anything that even LOOKS French.)

Hurricane center update: CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE - 90 MPH

15 posted on 08/03/2004 5:19:21 AM PDT by alancarp (Boycott France and anything that even LOOKS French.)

Needs to come on in, soon. But it sounds like it is gonna follow the coast for a while.

16 posted on 08/03/2004 5:21:13 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (They are where you least expect. Look around and you'll see them too.)

Tcpat1
Bulletin
Hurricane Alex Intermediate Advisory Number 12a...Corrected
Nws Tpc/National Hurricane Center Miami Fl
8 Am Edt Tue Aug 03 2004

Corrected Central Pressure To 974 Mb

...Alex Continues To Strengthen As It Approaches The Outer Banks...

A Hurricane Warning Remains In Effect 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.
DUH! You guys should have told everybody that YESTERDAY Morning! It's too late now!

A Tropical Storm Warning Is In Effect From North Of Oregon Inlet To
The North Carolina/Virginia Border...Including The Albemarle Sound.

A Tropical Storm Warning Remains In Effect From Cape Fear To Cape
Lookout North Carolina.

At 8 Am Edt...1200z...The Center Of Hurricane Alex Was Located Near
Latitude 34.1 North...Longitude 76.5 West Or About 35 Miles
South Of Cape Lookout North Carolina.

Over The Past Few Hours Alex Has Been Moving Toward The
North-Northeast Near 14 Mph. A Motion Toward The Northeast With An
Increase In Forward Speed Is Expected During The Next 24 Hours. On
The Forecast Track...The Center Of Alex Will Begin Passing Very
Near The North Carolina Outer Banks Later This Morning. Any Motion
To The Left Of The Forecast Track Could Bring The Center Of The
Hurricane Across The North Carolina Outer Banks.

Reports From A Reconnaissance Aircraft Indicate That Alex Continues
To Strengthen With Maximum Sustained Winds Near 90 Mph...With
Higher Gusts. Some Additional Strengthening Is Possible Today.

Hurricane Force Winds Extend Outward Up To 25 Miles From The
Center...And Tropical Storm Force Winds Extend Outward Up To 105
Miles.

The Minimum Central Pressure Measured By Reconnaissance Aircraft was 974 Mb...28.76 Inches.

Storm Total Rainfall Accumulations Of 2 To 4 Inches...With Isolated
Higher Amounts...Can Be Expected In Association With Alex.

Coastal Storm Surge Flooding Of 1 To 2 Feet Above Normal Tide Levels
Can Be Expected On Atlantic Shorelines. Storm Surge Flooding Of 2
To 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 8 Am Edt Position...34.1 N... 76.5 W. Movement
Toward...North-Northeast Near 14 Mph. Maximum Sustained
Winds... 90 Mph. Minimum Central Pressure... 974 Mb.

For Storm Information Specific To Your Area...Please Monitor
Products Issued By Your Local Weather Office.

The Next Advisory Will Be Issued By The National
Hurricane Center At 11 Am Edt.

Forecaster Franklin

17 posted on 08/03/2004 5:23:15 AM PDT by alancarp (Boycott France and anything that even LOOKS French.)

do not worry about the storm. kerry has spoken with the un and more importantly the french and germans. they have talked to alex and has gotten the storm to back off of the united states. it was kerry's threat of sending an army of hamsters from both the germans and the french that talked the storm down.

18 posted on 08/03/2004 5:27:53 AM PDT by rineaux (hardcore)

I believe a CAT 2 is from 96 to 110 mph.

19 posted on 08/03/2004 5:31:58 AM PDT by Hatteras

You are indeed correct: I'm mixing my Knots and MPH numbers. But I will say this however: by noon, it'll get the extra 6 mph!

20 posted on 08/03/2004 5:34:10 AM PDT by alancarp (Boycott France and anything that even LOOKS French.)

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