WTCN31 CWHX 052100
INTERMEDIATE CANADIAN HURRICANE INFORMATION STATEMENT ISSUED BY
THE CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 6.30 PM
NDT THURSDAY 05 AUGUST 2004.

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 9.30 PM NDT

 AT 6.30 PM NDT... HURRICANE ALEX WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
44.1 N AND LONGITUDE 52.0 W... ABOUT 160 NAUTICAL MILES OR 295 KM 
SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF CAPE RACE.

 ALEX IS MOVING TOWARDS THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 40 KNOTS... 74
KM/H. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 90 KNOTS... 167
KM/H AND CENTRAL PRESSURE AT 973 MB.

DATE     TIME     LAT    LON   MSLP  MAX WIND
          NDT                    MB  KTS  KMH
AUG 05  6.30 PM  44.1N  52.0W   973   90  167
AUG 05  9.30 PM  45.0N  49.1W   987   65  120
AUG 06  3.30 AM  46.3N  43.5W   990   60  111 POST-TROPICAL
AUG 06  9.30 AM  46.8N  37.5W   994   55  102 POST-TROPICAL
AUG 06  3.30 PM  47.1N  31.6W   997   50   93 POST-TROPICAL

 MARINE INTERESTS ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR FORECASTS
AND WARNINGS ISSUED FOR THEIR REGION BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA.

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