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SUBTROPICAL STORM GUSTAV ADVISORY NUMBER   2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM EDT SUN SEP 08 2002

...SUBTROPICAL DEPRESSION STRENGTHENS TO SUBTROPICAL STORM...

AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM CAPE
FEAR NORTH CAROLINA TO THE NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA BORDER.  A 
TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.
 
AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF SUBTROPICAL STORM GUSTAV WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE  71.4 WEST OR ABOUT 410 
 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA.
 
THE STORM IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH AND THIS MOTION 
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT DAY OR TWO WITH A DECREASE IN 
FORWARD SPEED.  ON THIS TRACK THE CENTER WILL APPROACH THE MID 
ATLANTIC U.S. COAST LATE MONDAY OR EARLY TUESDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME 
STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
WINDS OF 40 MPH EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 5 PM EDT POSITION...30.6 N... 71.4 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 40 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE 
CENTER AT 8 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 PM 
EDT.
 
FORECASTER LAWRENCE
 
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