...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS CONTINUE IN BERMUDA AS ALEX PASSES NEARBY...

At 800 AM AST (1200 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Alex is about 100 miles (was located near latitude 33.8 North, longitude 65.1 West.  Alex is moving toward the east-northeast near 28 mph (44 km/h), and this general motion is expected to continue until the storm is absorbed tomorrow.

Maximum sustained winds are near 65 mph (100 km/h) with higher gusts.  Weakening is forecast, and Alex is expected to become an extratropical low later today.

WIND:  Tropical storm conditions should continue in Bermuda through this afternoon.  The Bermuda Airport reported a sustained wind of 39 mph (63 km/h) with a gust to 59 mph (95 km/h) within the last hour.  A Bermuda Weather Service buoy at Crescent Reef, just north of Bermuda, recently reported a sustained wind of 55 mph (89 km/h) with a gust to 72 mph (116 km/h).  An automated station at the Bermuda Heliport reported a sustained wind of 49 mph (79 km/h) and a gust to 67 mph (108 km/h).

WIND:  Tropical storm conditions should continue on Bermuda through this afternoon.

RAINFALL: Tropical Storm Alex is expected to bring 1 to 2 inches or 25 to 50 mm of rain across Bermuda through this afternoon.

Next complete advisory at 1100 AM AST.