ZCZC MIATCPAT2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM GASTON ADVISORY NUMBER 17 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 2004 ...GASTON MOVING FASTER... AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GASTON WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 40.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 68.6 WEST OR ABOUT 90 MILES... 140 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET MASSACHUSETTS. GASTON IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 29 MPH ...46 KM/HR...AND A FURTHER INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH... 65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST...AND GASTON IS EXPECTED TO LOSE TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS...DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES ...220 KM TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB...29.50 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 PM EDT POSITION...40.7 N... 68.6 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 29 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...999 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM EDT. FORECASTER PASCH $$ NNNN
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