000 WTNT22 KNHC 011446 TCMAT2 HURRICANE GASTON FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 40 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072016 1500 UTC THU SEP 01 2016 CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY... THE AZORES METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE ISLANDS OF FAIAL...PICO...GRACIOSA...SAO JORGE... AND TERCEIRA IN THE CENTRAL AZORES. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR... * FLORES AND CORVO IN THE WESTERN AZORES * FAIAL...PICO...GRACIOSA...SAO JORGE...AND TERCEIRA IN THE CENTRAL AZORES A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...IN THIS CASE WITHIN 24 TO 36 HOURS. HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 37.6N 40.6W AT 01/1500Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 20 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST OR 70 DEGREES AT 21 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 980 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT WITH GUSTS TO 85 KT. 64 KT....... 40NE 40SE 40SW 30NW. 50 KT....... 70NE 90SE 60SW 50NW. 34 KT.......130NE 150SE 130SW 90NW. 12 FT SEAS..240NE 270SE 240SW 270NW. WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT. REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 37.6N 40.6W AT 01/1500Z AT 01/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 37.2N 42.0W FORECAST VALID 02/0000Z 38.4N 37.1W MAX WIND 65 KT...GUSTS 80 KT. 64 KT... 25NE 25SE 20SW 15NW. 50 KT... 60NE 80SE 50SW 40NW. 34 KT...120NE 140SE 120SW 90NW. FORECAST VALID 02/1200Z 39.1N 32.8W MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT. 50 KT... 40NE 60SE 30SW 20NW. 34 KT...110NE 130SE 110SW 70NW. FORECAST VALID 03/0000Z 39.7N 29.8W MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT. 34 KT... 80NE 100SE 70SW 40NW. FORECAST VALID 03/1200Z 41.0N 26.5W...POST-TROPICAL MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT. 34 KT... 30NE 60SE 20SW 0NW. FORECAST VALID 04/1200Z...DISSIPATED REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 37.6N 40.6W NEXT ADVISORY AT 01/2100Z $$ FORECASTER BRENNAN