ALEX Making Landfall as Cat 3C Hurricane

ALEX Has Strengthened to a Cat 3C Hurricane, Making Landfall in NE Mexico

Hurricane ALEX – IR Satellite Image. Source: CIMSS. Click image to enlarge.

HURRICANE ALEX — Summary of Status At 01:00UTC – July 1, 2010
[Source: Fire-Earth Estimate]

• Time- Date: 01:00UTC July 1, 2010
• Location: 24.5N, 98.1W
• Distances
  • About 80km (50 miles) NE OF LA PESCA, Mexico
  • About 160km (100 miles) SE of Brownsville, Texas

• Max. Sustained Winds 204km/hr (127 MPH)
• Currently Movement: W  (270) at 19km/hr (12 MPH)

Hurricane Warning [Source: NHC]

• Coast of Texas south of Baffin Bay to the mouth of the Rio Grande
• Coast of Mexico from the mouth of the Rio Grande to La Cruz

Tropical Storm Warning

• Coast of Texas from Baffin Bay to Port O’connor
• Coast of Mexico south of La Cruz to Cabo Rojo

Satellite Imagery:

Satellite Imagery (GOES 12 Floater/NOAA/SSD)

• Tropical Atlantic Hurricane Sector – Water Vapor
• Tropical Atlantic Hurricane Sector – Visible
• Tropical Atlantic Hurricane Sector – Infrared

• Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean – Infrared
• Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)
• Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean – Water Vapor
• Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean – Visible
• Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean – Visible (Colorized)
• Gulf of Mexico – Infrared
• Gulf of Mexico – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)
• Gulf of Mexico – Water Vapor
• Gulf of Mexico – Visible
• Gulf of Mexico – Visible (Colorized)

Loops/ Satellite Animations (GOES 12; NOAA/SSD)

• Tropical Atlantic Hurricane Sector – Water Vapor
• Tropical Atlantic Hurricane Sector – Visible
• Tropical Atlantic Hurricane Sector – Infrared

Satellite Images Taken by MODIS

Hurricane Alex as it hovered over the western Gulf of Mexico. Image taken by MODIS on NASA’s Terra satellite at 12:10 p.m. Central Daylight Time on June 30, 2010. Source: NASA E/O. Download large image (6 MB, JPEG)

Hurricane Alex covering the Gulf of Mexico, from the Yucatán Peninsula to the Louisiana coast. Natural-color image taken  by MODIS on NASA’s Aqua satellite on June 29, 2010. Source: NASA E/O. Download large image (5 MB, JPEG)

Related Links:

• Alex Strengthens to Hurricane Force
• ALEX Standing Still in Southern Gulf of Mexico, Strengthening to a Hurricane
• TD ALEX – UPDATE June 28
• Tropical Storm Alex Forms Near BELIZE
• Gulf of Mexico Oil Disaster: Headline News

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