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August 7, 2000 — As of 5 a.m. EDT the center of Hurricane Alberto was located about 1,410 miles east of the Leeward Islands. Alberto is the first hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean this season. The hurricane season runs from June 1 through November 30.

Alberto is moving toward the west-northwest near 15 mph, and this motion is expected to continue for the next 24 hours. Maximum sustained winds are near 90 mph with higher gusts. Little change in strength is forecast during the next 24 hours.

Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 25 miles from the center, and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 105 miles. Estimated minimum central pressure is 979 mb, 28.91 inches.

Relevant Web Sites
NOAA's National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla. — Track the hurricane and get the latest forecasts

Hurricanes: Nature's Greatest Storms — Latest satellite imagery, archived images of past hurricanes

NOAA's Visualization Lab — 3-D imagery of latest storms

2000 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE AVERAGE

Media Contact:
Frank Lepore, NOAA's National Hurricane Center in Miami, (305) 229-4404 or NOAA's National Weather Service headquarters in Silver Spring, Md. at (301) 713-0622.