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

...SUBTROPICAL STORM GUSTAV MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD...

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM CAPE FEAR NORTH CAROLINA 
TO THE NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA BORDER...INCLUDING THE PAMLICO AND 
ALBEMARLE SOUNDS.  A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM 
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 
36 HOURS.
 
AT 8 PM EDT...0000Z...THE POORLY DEFINED CENTER OF SUBTROPICAL STORM 
GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE  71.9 WEST 
OR ABOUT 385 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA.
 
THE STORM IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH. SOME 
ERRATIC MOTION IS POSSIBLE FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS OR SO UNTIL THE 
CENTER OF CIRCULATION BECOMES BETTER DEFINED.  HOWEVER...A GENERAL 
NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO WITH A 
GRADUAL 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 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 8 PM EDT POSITION...30.7 N... 71.9 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 40 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 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
 
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