Hurricane Alex Update

Hurricane Alex has become organized and may become a Category 2 hurricane before landfall, as it still is over warm water and has light shear. Reconaissance aircraft found 92 knots (105 mph) at flight level at 9:44 am CDT. Even though it will make landfall on the Mexican Coast, it has a very large wind field, with tropical storm force winds expected along the south Texas coast, and 20 knots or more over much of the western Gulf.

This large wind field is producing significant waves over a wide area, with 12 foot seas up to 300 miles NE of the center of the hurricane. Waves near 10 ft. were recorded 200 miles south of New Orleans at a buoy.

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