Hurricane Alex (Category 1) Predicted Path
Atlantic Hurricane ALEX Advisory Number 18
Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:32:06 -0500
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WTNT31 KNHC 300231
TCPAT1
BULLETIN
HURRICANE ALEX ADVISORY NUMBER 18
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012010
1000 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 2010
…ALEX BECOMES THE FIRST HURRICANE OF THE 2010 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
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Alex Forecast Track - Zoom Level 1
000
WTNT31 KNHC 291153
TCPAT1
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM ALEX INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 15A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012010
700 AM CDT TUE JUN 29 2010
…HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT FINDS ALEX MOVING FASTER TOWARD THE
NORTH-NORTHWEST…
SUMMARY OF 700 AM CDT…1200 UTC…INFORMATION
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LOCATION…22.5N 92.7W
ABOUT 335 MI…540 KM ESE OF LA PESCA MEXICO
ABOUT 380 MI…610 KM SE OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…70 MPH…110 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT…NNW OR 330 DEGREES AT 12 MPH…19 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…983 MB…29.03 INCHES
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By The Associated Press | AP
Published: June 26, 2010
Most storm prediction models show it traveling over the Yucatan Peninsula over the weekend and into the southern Gulf by Monday
NEW ORLEANS – Tropical weather gathering strength in the Caribbean could be the latest bad news for BP crews trying to contain and clean up the massive oil spill in the Gulf, an effort that has been plagued with setbacks for more than two months.
It is still too early to tell exactly wheretropical storm Alex might go how it might affect oil on and below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, forecasters said. An armada of ships is working on the spill. That includes those drilling two relief wells, projected to be done by mid-August, and the best hope of halting the crude that has been gushing since April 20 in the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S. history.
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