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HURRICANE GASTON FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  34
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL072016
0300 UTC WED AUG 31 2016
 
THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
INTERESTS IN THE AZORES SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF GASTON.
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 32.9N  50.9W AT 31/0300Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  10 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST OR  70 DEGREES AT   9 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  956 MB
EYE DIAMETER  35 NM
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT WITH GUSTS TO 130 KT.
64 KT....... 40NE  35SE  30SW  30NW.
50 KT....... 60NE  70SE  60SW  50NW.
34 KT.......120NE 140SE 100SW  90NW.
12 FT SEAS..240NE 210SE 180SW 180NW.
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 32.9N  50.9W AT 31/0300Z
AT 31/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 32.6N  51.5W
 
FORECAST VALID 31/1200Z 33.7N  49.2W
MAX WIND 105 KT...GUSTS 130 KT.
64 KT... 40NE  40SE  30SW  30NW.
50 KT... 70NE  80SE  60SW  50NW.
34 KT...130NE 150SE 110SW 100NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 01/0000Z 35.4N  46.0W
MAX WIND  95 KT...GUSTS 115 KT.
64 KT... 40NE  40SE  40SW  30NW.
50 KT... 70NE  80SE  70SW  60NW.
34 KT...130NE 160SE 120SW 100NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 01/1200Z 36.9N  41.7W
MAX WIND  85 KT...GUSTS 105 KT.
64 KT... 40NE  50SE  40SW  30NW.
50 KT... 70NE  80SE  70SW  60NW.
34 KT...130NE 170SE 130SW 100NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 02/0000Z 37.9N  36.9W
MAX WIND  75 KT...GUSTS  90 KT.
50 KT... 60NE  70SE  60SW  50NW.
34 KT...120NE 160SE 130SW 100NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 03/0000Z 38.7N  29.5W
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT... 30NE  40SE  30SW   0NW.
34 KT... 80NE 110SE 100SW  70NW.
 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 150 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 200 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 15 KT EACH DAY
 
OUTLOOK VALID 04/0000Z 40.5N  23.5W...POST-TROPICAL
MAX WIND  35 KT...GUSTS  45 KT.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 05/0000Z...DISSIPATED
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 32.9N  50.9W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 31/0900Z
 
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FORECASTER BERG