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Hurricane Alex Tracking - Tropical Storm Alex Tracking 2010

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Alex dissipates over the mountains of central mexico...
This will be the last tracking map for Hurricane Alex.

Summary of 1000 pm cdt...0300 utc...information
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Location...23.3n 102.4w
About 35 mi...55 km...nne of Zacatecas Mexico
Maximum sustained winds...30 mph...45 km/hr
Present movement...w or 275 degrees at 12 mph...19 km/hr
Minimum central pressure...1000 mb...29.53 inches

Alex moving over central Mexico...large area of heavy rain occurring...

Summary of 400 pm cdt...2100 utc...information
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Location...23.2n 101.2w
About 220 mi...355 km w of La Pesca Mexico
About 95 mi...155 km ene of Zacatecas Mexico
Maximum sustained winds...40 mph...65 km/hr
Present movement...w or 270 degrees at 13 mph...20 km/hr
Minimum central pressure...990 mb...29.23 inches

Alex producing very heavy rain over Mexico and south Texas as it continues to weaken...

Summary of 1000 am cdt...1500 utc...information
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Location...23.1n 100.3w
About 165 mi...265 km wsw of La Pesca Mexico
About 150 mi...245 km e of Zacatecas Mexico
Maximum sustained winds...50 mph...85 km/hr
Present movement...w or 260 degrees at 13 mph...20 km/hr
Minimum central pressure...985 mb...29.09 inches

Alex weakens to a tropical storm as it moves near the high mountains of Mexico...

Summary of 700 am cdt...1200 utc...information
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Location...23.8n 99.8w
About 55 mi...85 km w of Ciudad Victoria Mexico
Maximum sustained winds...70 mph...110 km/hr
Present movement...w or 260 degrees at 12 mph...19 km/hr
Minimum central pressure...977 mb...28.85 inches

Alex continues to weaken...heavy rainfall will become the major threat later today...

Summary of 400 am cdt...0900 utc...information
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Location...24.0n 99.0w
About 20 mi...30 km n of Ciudad Victoria Mexico
About 160 mi...260 km sw of Brownsville Texas
Maximum sustained winds...80 mph...130 km/hr
Present movement...w or 260 degrees at 12 mph...19 km/hr
Minimum central pressure...971 mb...28.67 inches

Watches and warnings
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Changes with this advisory...

The tropical storm warning for the coast of Texas from the mouth of the Rio Grande to Port Oconnor has been discontinued.

The government of Mexico has changed the hurricane warning to a tropical storm warning from north of Rio San Fernando to the mouth of the Rio Grande.

Summary of watches and warnings in effect...

a hurricane warning is in effect for...
* the coast of mexico from Rio San Fernando to La Cruz

a tropical storm warning in in effect for...
* the coast of Mexico south of La Cruz to Rabo Rojo and north of Rio San Fernando to the mouth of the Rio Grande

National weather service doppler radar from Brownsville Ttexas and air force reserve unit hurricane hunter observations indicate that the eye of hurricane Alex made landfall around 9 pm cdt...0200 utc along the coast of Mexico in the municipality of Soto la Marina... about 110 mi...180 km south of Brownsville. Maximum sustained winds at landfall were estimated to be 105 mph...165 km/hr...a category two hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale.

Alex makes landfall in northeastern Mexico...

National weather service doppler radar from Brownsville Ttexas and air force reserve unit hurricane hunter observations indicate that the eye of hurricane Alex made landfall around 9 pm cdt...0200 utc along the coast of Mexico in the municipality of Soto la Marina... about 110 mi...180 km south of Brownsville. Maximum sustained winds at landfall were estimated to be 105 mph...165 km/hr...a category two hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale.

Summary of 900 pm cdt...0200 utc...information
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Location...24.3n 97.7w
About 35 mi...55 km n of La Pesca Mexico
About 110 mi...180 km s of Brownsville Texas
Maximum sustained winds...105 mph...165 km/hr
Present movement...w or 260 degrees at 10 mph...17 km/hr
Minimum central pressure...947 mb...27.96 inches

Alex now a category two hurricane...will make landfall in northeastern Mexico very soon... Summary of 600 pm cdt...2300 utc...information
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Location...24.4n 97.2w
Aabout 55 mi...90 km ne of La Pesca Mexico
About 105 mi...170 km s of Brownsville Texas
Maximum sustained winds...100 mph...155 km/hr
Present movement...w or 270 degrees at 12 mph...19 km/hr
Minimum central pressure...950 mb...28.05 inches

Watches and warnings
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Changes with this advisory
None

Summary of watches and warnings in effect...

A hurricane warning is in effect for...
* the coast of Texas south of Baffin Bay to the mouth of the Rio Grande
* the coast of Mexico from the mouth of the Rio Grande to La Cruz

A tropical storm warning in in effect for...
* the coast of Texas from Baffin Bay to Port Oconnor
* the coast of Mexico south of La Cruz to Cabo Rojo

Alex heading toward northeast Mexico with 90 mph winds...
Summary of 400 pm cdt...2100 utc...information
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Location...24.5n 96.8w
About 80 mi...130 km ne of La Pesca mMexico
About 105 mi...170 km sse of Brownsville Texas
Maximum sustained winds...90 mph...150 km/hr
Present movement...w or 270 degrees at 13 mph...20 km/hr
Minimum central pressure...959 mb...28.32 inches

Watches and warnings
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None

Summary of watches and warnings in effect...

A hurricane warning is in effect for...
* the coast of Texas south of Baffin Bay to the mouth of the Rio Grande
* the coast of Mexico from the mouth of the Rio Grande to La Cruz

A tropical storm warning in in effect for...
* the coast of Texas from Baffin Bay to Port Oconnor
* the coast of Mexico south of La Cruz to Cabo Rojo

Alex has not strengthened yet...but forecast to do so today...

Summary of 1000 am cdt...1500 utc...information
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Location...23.8n 95.5w
About 145 mi...235 km e of La Pesca Mexico
About 190 mi...310 km se of Brownsville Texas
Maximum sustained winds...80 mph...130 km/hr
Present movement...nw or 320 degrees at 7 mph...11 km/hr
Minimum central pressure...961 mb...28.38 inches

Watches and warnings
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None

Summary of watches and warnings in effect...

A hurricane warning is in effect for...
* the coast of Texas south of Baffin Bay to the mouth of the Rio Grande
* the coast of Mexico from the mouth of the Rio Grande to La Cruz

A tropical storm warning in in effect for...
* the coast of Texas from Baffin Bay to Port Oconnor
* the coast of Mexico south of La Cruz to Cabo Rojo

Alex deepening as it moves closer to the northeastern coast of Mexico...

Summary of 400 am cdt...0900 utc...information
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Location...23.3n 95.1w
About 175 mi...280 km e of La Pesca Mexico
About 235 mi...375 km se of Brownsville Texas
Maximum sustained winds...80 mph...130 km/hr
Present movement...wnw or 290 degrees at 7 mph...11 km/hr
Minimum central pressure...961 mb...28.38 inches

Watches and warnings
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Changes with this advisory..
None

Summary of watches and warnings in effect...

A hurricane warning is in effect for...
* the coast of Texas south of Baffin Bay to the mouth of the Rio Grande
* the coast of Mexico from the mouth of the Rio Grande to La Cruz

A tropical storm warning in in effect for...
* the coast of Texas from Baffin Bay to Port Oconnor
* the coast of Mexico south of La Cruz to Cabo Rojo

Alex becomes the first hurricane of the 2010 Atlantic Hurricane Season and the first June Atlantic hurricane since 1995...

Summary of 1000 pm cdt...0300 utc...information
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Location...23.1n 94.8w
About 195 mi...315 km ese of La Pesca Mexico
About 255 mi...415 km se of Brownsville Texas
Maximum sustained winds...75 mph...120 km/hr
Present movement...w or 280 degrees at 9 mph...15 km/hr
Minimum central pressure...973 mb...28.73 inches

Watches and warnings
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None

Summary of watches and warnings in effect...

A hurricane warning is in effect for...
* the coast of Texas south of Baffin Bay to the mouth of the Rio Grande
* the coast of Mexico from the mouth of the Rio Grande to La Cruz

A tropical storm warning in in effect for...
* the coast of Texas from Baffin Bay to Port Oconnor
* the coast of Mexico south of La Cruz to Cabo Rojo

Alex becoming better organized and expected to become a hurricane in the next several hours...new tropical storm warning in Mexico...

Summary of 400 pm cdt...2100 utc...information
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Location...23.2n 94.0w
About 245 mi...395 km e of La Pesca Mexico
About 290 mi...465 km se of Brownsville Texas
Maximum sustained winds...70 mph...110 km/hr
Present movement...nw or 310 degrees at 13 mph...20 km/hr
Minimum central pressure...981 mb...28.97 inches

Watches and warnings
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Changes with this advisory...

The government of Mexico has issued a tropical storm warning south of La Cruz to Cabo Rojo.

Summary of watches and warnings in effect...

A hurricane warning is in effect for...
* the coast of Texas south of Baffin Bay to the mouth of the Rio Grande
* the coast of Mexico from the mouth of the Rio Grande to La Cruz

A tropical storm warning in in effect for...
* the coast of Texas from Baffin Bay to Port Oconnor
* the coast of Mexico south of La Cruz to Cabo Rojo

Tropical Storm Alex now moving toward the northwest with winds just below hurricane strength...

summary of 1000 am cdt...1500 utc...information
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Location...22.7n 93.1w
About 310 mi...495 km ese of La Pesca Mexico
About 355 mi...570 km se of Brownsville Texas
Maximum sustained winds...70 mph...110 km/hr
Present movement...nw or 325 degrees at 12 mph...19 km/hr
Minimum central pressure...982 mb...29.00 inches

Watches and warnings
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Changes with this advisory...

None.

Summary of watches and warnings in effect...

A hurricane warning is in effect for...
* the coast of Texas south of Baffin Bay to the mouth of the Rio Grande
* the coast of Mexico from the mouth of the Rio Grande to La Cruz

A tropical storm warning in in effect for...
* the coast of Texas from Baffin Bay to Port Oconnor

Alex slowly strengthening as it moves over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico...

Summary of 400 am cdt...0900 utc...information
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Location...21.7n 91.9w
About 405 mi...650 km ese of La Pesca Mexico
About 460 mi...735 km se of Brownsville Texas
Maximum sustained winds...70 mph...110 km/hr
Present movement...nnw or 340 degrees at 8 mph...13 km/hr
Minimum central pressure...984 mb...29.06 inches

Watches and warnings
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Changes with this advisory...

None.

Summary of watches and warnings in effect...

A hurricane warning is in effect for...
* the coast of Texas south of Baffin Bay to the mouth of the Rio Grande
* the coast of Mexico from the mouth of the Rio Grande to La Cruz

A tropical storm warning in in effect for...
* the coast of Texas from Baffin Bay to Port oOconnor

...Alex gradually strengthening...

Summary of 1000 pm cdt...0300 utc...information
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Location...21.0n 91.6w
About 440 mi...710 km ese of La Pesca Mexico
About 505 mi...810 km se of Brownsville Texas
Maximum sustained winds...65 mph...100 km/hr
Present movement...n or 0 degrees at 5 mph...7 km/hr
Minimum central pressure...985 mb...29.09 inches

Watches and warnings
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changes with this advisory...

A hurricane warning has been issued for the coast of Texas south of Baffin Bay to the mouth of the Rio Grande.

The government of Mexico has issued a hurricane warning from the mouth of the Rio Grande to La Cruz.

A tropical storm warning has been issued for the coast of Texas from Baffin Bay to Port Oconnor.

Summary of watches and warnings in effect...

A hurricane warning is in effect for...
* the coast of Texas south of Baffin Bay to the mouth of the Rio Grande
* the coast of Mexico from the mouth of the Rio Grande to La Cruz

A tropical storm warning in in effect for...
* the coast of Texas from Baffin Bay to Port oOconnor

...Alex moving north-northwest...tropical storm watch issued for portions of the Texas coast...

Summary of 400 pm cdt...2100 utc...information
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Location...20.5n 91.8w
About 410 mi...660 km ese of tampico mexico
About 520 mi...835 km se of Brownsville Texas
Maximum sustained winds...60 mph...95 km/hr
Present movement...nnw or 330 degrees at 5 mph...7 km/hr
Minimum central pressure...990 mb...29.23 inches

Watches and warnings
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Changes with this advisory...
A tropical storm watch has been issued for the coast of texas from baffin bay to port oconnor.

Summary of watches and warnings in effect...

A hurricane watch is in effect for...
* the coast of texas south of baffin bay to the mouth of the rio grande
* the coast of mexico from the mouth of the rio grande to la cruz

A tropical storm watch in in effect for...
* the coast of texas from baffin bay to port oconnor

A hurricane warning could be required for a portion of the hurricane watch area tonight.

alex slowly intensifying...hurricane watch issued...

Summary of 1000 am cdt...1500 utc...information
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Location...20.3n 91.7w
About 85 mi...135 km wnw of Campeche mexico
About 535 mi...860 km se of Brownsville Texas
Maximum sustained winds...60 mph...95 km/hr
Present movement...nnw or 330 degrees at 7 mph...11 km/hr
Minimum central pressure...989 mb...29.21 inches

watches and warnings
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Changes with this advisory...

A hurricane watch has been issued for the coast of Texas South of Baffin Bay to the mouth of the Rio Grande.

The government of Mexico has issued a hurricane watch for the coast of Mexico from the mouth of the Rio Grande to la Cruz.

Summary of watches and warnings in effect...

A hurricane watch is in effect for...
* the coast of Texas south of Baffin bay to the mouth of the Rio Grande
* the coast of Mexico from the mouth of the Rio Grande to la Cruz

A hurricane watch means that hurricane conditions are possible within the watch area. A watch is typically issued 48 hours before the anticipated first occurrence of tropical-storm-force winds...conditions that make outside preparations difficult or dangerous.

For storm information specific to your area in the United States...including possible inland watches and warnings...please monitor products issued by your local national weather service forecast office. For storm information specific to your area outside United States...please monitor products issued by your national meteorological service.

Alex moving into the southwestern Gulf of Mexico

Summary of 500 pm edt...2100 utc...information
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Location...19.2n 90.9w
about 55 mi...90 km ssw of Campeche Mexico
Maximum sustained winds...35 mph...55 km/hr
Present movement...wnw or 300 degrees at 9 mph...15 km/hr
Minimum central pressure...999 mb...29.50 inches

Watches and warnings
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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.


Discussion and 48-hour outlook
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At 400 pm cdt...2100 utc...the center of tropical depression Alex was located near latitude 19.2 north...longitude 90.9 west. The depression is moving toward the west-northwest near 9 mph...15 km/hr. A motion generally toward the northwest is expected for the next couple of days at a slower forward speed.

Maximum sustained winds remain near 35 mph...55 km/hr...with higher gusts. Strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours...and Alex is expected to become a tropical storm again on Monday.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 999 mb...29.50 inches.

...Alex weakens to a tropical depression...expected to restrengthen over the Gulf of Mexico...

SUMMARY OF 1000 AM CDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.7N 90.6W
ABOUT 85 MI...135 KM S OF CAMPECHE MEXICO
ABOUT 80 MI...125 KM E OF CIUDAD DEL CARMEN MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 INCHES

Alex becomes the first tropical storm of the 2010 Hurricane Season.

For the north Atlantic...Caribbean sea and the Gulf of Mexico...

...large tropical storm Alex heading toward Belize and the Yucatan peninsula...

Summary of 1000 am cdt...1500 utc...information
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location...17.3n 86.1w
about 140 mi...225 km e of Belize city
about 165 mi...270 km ese of Chetumal Mexico
maximum sustained winds...45 mph...75 km/hr
present movement...wnw or 290 degrees at 9 mph...15 km/hr
minimum central pressure...1003 mb...29.62 inches

For the north Atlantic...Caribbean sea and the Gulf of Mexico...

1. Satellite images and surface observations indicate that the low pressure area between the northern coast of Honduras and Grand Cayman has become better organized today. An air force reconnaissance plane is currently approaching the system to determine if a tropical depression has formed. Regardless... upper-level winds are becoming more conducive for development and a tropical depression will likely form at any time later today or Saturday. There is a high chance...80 percent...of this system becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours. This system...accompanied by heavy rains and gusty winds...is forecast to move slowly toward the west-northwest and reach the Yucatan peninsula in a day or two. All interests in the northwestern Caribbean sea and Yucatan should monitor the progress of this system.

For the north Atlantic...Caribbean sea and the Gulf of Mexico...

1. A low pressure area centered between the northeast coast of Honduras and Grand Cayman continues to show signs of organization. Shower activity has become a little more concentrated this morning...and surface pressures are falling. Upper-level winds are gradually becoming more conducive for development...and the system is likely to become a tropical depression before it reaches the Yucatan peninsula in a couple of days. There is a high chance...70 percent...of this system becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours. An air force reconnaissance plane is scheduled to investigate this disturbance later today to determine if a tropical cyclone has formed.

For the north Atlantic...Caribbean sea and the Gulf of Mexico...

1. Surface observations and satellite images indicate that the broad area of low pressure centered between the eastern tip of Honduras and Jamaica has become better defined this evening. Surface pressures have been falling in the area and there has been an increase in the shower activity. Upper-level winds are gradually becoming more conducive for development and the system could become a tropical depression before it reaches the Yucatan peninsula in a couple of days. There is a high chance...60 percent...of this system becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours.

Elsewhere...tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 48 hours.

For the north Atlantic...Caribbean sea and the Gulf of Mexico...

1. A tropical wave over the western Caribbean Sea continues to produce showers and a few thunderstorms across portions of Hispaniola...Jamaica...Cuba...the Cayman islands...and the adjacent waters of the northern Caribbean sea. This system has changed little in organization over the past several hours...with most of the shower and thunderstorm activity occurring to the east of the wave axis...and the air force reserve unit reconnaissance aircraft mission to investigate the area today has been canceled. Upper-level winds are expected to become more conducive for development of this system as it moves westward or west- northwestward around 10 mph over the next couple of days. There is a medium chance...40 percent...of this system becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours.

Elsewhere...tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 48 hours.

For the north Atlantic...Caribbean sea and the Gulf of Mexico...

1. An elongated area of disturbed weather extends from eastern Cuba and Jamaica eastward across Hispaniola to Puerto Rico and the adjacent waters of the northern Caribbean sea. The reconnaissance aircraft scheduled to investigate this system today was canceled due to lack of organization of this disturbance. However...upper-level winds still appear conducive for some slow development as the system moves westward or west-northwestward around 10 mph over the next day or two. Heavy rainfall could affect portions of Jamaica... Cuba...Haiti...the Dominican Republic...and Puerto Rico over the next couple of days. There is a medium chance...30 percent...of this system becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours.

Elsewhere...tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 48 hours.

For the north Atlantic...Caribbean sea and the Gulf of Mexico... 1.A tropical wave over the central Caribbean sea has become less organized today. Showers and thunderstorms associated with the wave will likely spread across portions of the Dominican Republic...Haiti...Jamaica...and eastern Cuba during the next day or so. There is a low chance...20 percent...of this system becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours. However... environmental conditions are expected to become more conducive for slow development of this system over the next several days as it moves west-northwestward at about 10 mph. Elsewhere...tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 48 hours.

For the north Atlantic...Caribbean sea and the Gulf of Mexico... 1. A large low pressure system located about 975 miles west-southwest of the Cape Verde islands is producing widespread cloudiness along with some showers and thunderstorms. This disturbance continues to be well-organized and environmental conditions are expected to remain conducive for additional development of this system as it moves west-northwestward or northwestward at 10 to 15 mph. There is a high chance...60 percent...of this system becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours. Elsewhere...tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 48 hours.

For The North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea And The Gulf Of Mexico... A broad area of low pressure located about 800 miles southwest of the southernmost Cape Verde islands has changed little in organization. However...environmental conditions appear conducive for some slow development of this system over the next couple of days as it moves west-northwestward at 10 to 15 mph. There is a medium chance...30 percent...of this system becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours.

For The North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea And The Gulf Of Mexico... 1. Satellite Images And Surface Observations Indicate That The Non-Tropical Low Pressure System Centered About 475 Miles Southwest Of Bermuda Has Not Become Better Organized Since Yesterday. This System Is Producing A Large Area Of Disorganized Showers And Thunderstorms Over The Southwestern Atlantic Ocean Along With Winds To Gale Force. The Low Is Expected To Move Slowly Toward The North-Northwest And It Still Has The Potential To Acquire Subtropical Characteristics During The Next Day Or SO. There Is A Medium Chance...30 Percent... Of This System Becoming A Subtropical Cyclone During The Next 48 Hours. For Additional Information... Please See High Seas Forecasts Issued By The National Weather Service...Under Awips Header Nfdhsfat1 And Wmo Header Fznt01 Kwbc. Another Statement Will Be Issued By The National Hurricane Center This Evening.

System 90L.Invest made an appearance yesterday somewhat north of Hispaniola. 90L.Invest is still quite sparse and is pretty much static for the moment with little in the way of high, cold cloud tops. Current position is around 24.9 north 73.3 west with a pressure of 1011mb and maximum sustained winds of 25kts.

Hurricane/Tropical Storm Alex has not yet made an appearence. When it does it will be tracked above this record

Dave Foster