ZCZC MIATCPAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE ADVISORY NUMBER 21 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 PM EDT SUN SEP 16 2001 ...GABRIELLE MOVING AWAY FROM THE U.S. EAST COAST AND LOSING ITS TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS... THE GOVERNMENT OF BERMUDA HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING FOR BERMUDA AND ITS SURROUNDING MARINE AREA. AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 72.6 WEST OR ABOUT 265 MILES...425 KM...SOUTHEAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA. THIS IS ALSO ABOUT 465 MILES...750 KM...WEST OF BERMUDA. GABRIELLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 16 MPH ...26 KM/HR...AND AN EAST-NORTHEAST OR NORTHEASTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HOWEVER...GABRIELLE MAY BECOME AN EXTRATROPICAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS AS IT INTERACTS WITH A COLD FRONTAL SYSTEM. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES ...325 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 995 MB...29.38 INCHES. DANGEROUS SURF AND LARGE BATTERING WAVES WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT BERMUDA LATER TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY ON MONDAY WHEN THE CENTER GABRIELLE IS EXPECTED TO PASS WELL TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE ISLAND. REPEATING THE 5 PM EDT POSITION...32.3 N... 72.6 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 16 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 65 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 995 MB. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM EDT. FORECASTER STEWART NNNN