WTCN31 CWHX 060300
INTERMEDIATE CANADIAN HURRICANE INFORMATION STATEMENT ISSUED BY
THE CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT
12.30 MIDNIGHT NDT FRIDAY 06 AUGUST 2004.

THE NEXT AND FINAL STATEMENT FOR ALEX WILL BE ISSUED AT 3.30 AM NDT

AT 12.30 AM NDT... HURRICANE ALEX WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
45.7 N AND LONGITUDE 45.6 W... ABOUT 315 NAUTICAL MILES OR 580 KM 
EAST SOUTHEAST OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND.

ALEX IS RACING TOWARDS THE EAST NORTHEAST NEAR 45 TO 50 KNOTS...
83 TO 93 KM/H. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE ESTIMATED NEAR 70 KNOTS...
130 KM/H AND CENTRAL PRESSURE NEAR 983 MB.

DATE     TIME     LAT    LON   MSLP  MAX WIND
          NDT                    MB  KTS  KMH
AUG 06 12.30 AM  45.7N  45.6W   983   70  130
AUG 06  3.30 AM  46.3N  42.3W   990   60  111 POST-TROPICAL
AUG 06  9.30 AM  46.9N  35.6W   994   55  102 POST-TROPICAL
AUG 06  3.30 PM  47.2N  29.2W   994   55  102 POST-TROPICAL
AUG 06  9.30 PM  47.2N  23.3W   994   55  102 POST-TROPICAL

 HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOW EXITING THE EXTREME EASTERN PARTS OF 
THE GRAND BANKS MARINE DISTRICT.

PUBLIC ADVISORY:

THE PUBLIC IS STILL ADVISED THAT RAPID VARIATIONS IN HARBOUR WATER 
LEVELS BETWEEN 12 AM AND 3 AM LOCAL TIME TONIGHT ARE POSSIBLE ALONG 
THE EASTERN COAST OF THE AVALON PENINSULA (BETWEEN CAPE RACE AND CAPE 
SAINT FRANCIS) AND ALONG THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE BONAVISTA PENINSULA 
AND POSSIBLY CONCEPTION BAY.

THE FINAL CHC MESSAGE ON ALEX WILL BE AT 3.30 AM NDT AND WILL
PROVIDE A PRELIMINARY STORM SUMMARY OF THIS EVENT.

END/FOGARTY