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Tropical Storm GORDON (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM GORDON ADVISORY NUMBER   4
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL082012
1100 AM AST THU AUG 16 2012
 
...GORDON STRENGTHENING OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC OCEAN...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...33.3N 53.8W
ABOUT 640 MI...1035 KM E OF BERMUDA
ABOUT 1535 MI...2470 KM W OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 45 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GORDON WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 53.8 WEST. GORDON IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/H. A GRADUAL TURN
TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST AND THEN EAST IS FORECAST.  THIS TRACK
WILL KEEP THE CYCLONE MOVING OVER THE OPEN WATERS OF THE
NORTH-CENTRAL ATLANTIC FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...
AND GORDON COULD BECOME A HURRICANE BY THIS WEEKEND.
 
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM...
MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM AST.
 
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FORECASTER STEWART
 
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