000 WTNT23 KNHC 170839 TCMAT3 TROPICAL STORM GORDON FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 7 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082012 0900 UTC FRI AUG 17 2012 THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. INTERESTS IN THE AZORES SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF GORDON. TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 34.6N 48.1W AT 17/0900Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 20 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE EAST OR 90 DEGREES AT 16 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 998 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. 50 KT....... 20NE 30SE 20SW 0NW. 34 KT....... 40NE 50SE 50SW 20NW. 12 FT SEAS.. 90NE 120SE 120SW 90NW. 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 34.6N 48.1W AT 17/0900Z AT 17/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 34.6N 49.1W FORECAST VALID 17/1800Z 34.5N 45.3W MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT. 50 KT... 30NE 30SE 30SW 0NW. 34 KT... 60NE 90SE 90SW 50NW. FORECAST VALID 18/0600Z 34.2N 41.4W MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT. 50 KT... 30NE 30SE 30SW 0NW. 34 KT... 60NE 90SE 90SW 50NW. FORECAST VALID 18/1800Z 34.2N 37.5W MAX WIND 65 KT...GUSTS 80 KT. 64 KT... 20NE 20SE 20SW 0NW. 50 KT... 40NE 50SE 50SW 20NW. 34 KT... 80NE 100SE 100SW 60NW. FORECAST VALID 19/0600Z 34.7N 33.7W MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT. 50 KT... 40NE 50SE 50SW 20NW. 34 KT... 80NE 100SE 100SW 60NW. FORECAST VALID 20/0600Z 37.0N 26.0W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT. 50 KT... 40NE 50SE 0SW 0NW. 34 KT... 80NE 120SE 80SW 60NW. EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 175 NM ON DAY 4 AND 225 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY OUTLOOK VALID 21/0600Z 39.0N 19.0W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT. OUTLOOK VALID 22/0600Z 40.0N 17.0W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 34.6N 48.1W NEXT ADVISORY AT 17/1500Z $$ FORECASTER BLAKE