Alex first Atlantic hurricane of 2010 season
June 29, 2010
The 10:00 PM NHC Public Advisory officially upgrades Alex to hurricane strength. Observed sustained winds of 75 mph were recorded, with higher gusts. It was also noted that Alex has moved mostly westward over the last few hours, and the NHC has adjusted their landfall forecast location further south into Mexico.
Hurricane warnings still exist from Baffin Bay to the Rio Grande. The NHC has subsequently dropped the probability of TX experiencing HU-force winds to less than 5%. There is a 65% chance that Alex makes landfall as a hurricane Wednesday around 7:00 PM EST.
The last conditions update:
10:00 PM CDT Tue Jun 29
Location: 23.1°N 94.8°W
Max sustained: 75 mph
Moving: W at 9 mph
Min pressure: 973 mb
