000
WTNT34 KNHC 020834
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM GASTON ADVISORY NUMBER   4
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL     AL092010
500 AM AST THU SEP 02 2010
 
...GASTON MOVING SLOWLY OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC WITH NO
CHANGE IN STRENGTH...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.5N 38.2W
ABOUT 965 MI...1550 KM W OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
ABOUT 1550 MI...2495 KM E OF THE LESSER ANTILLES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GASTON WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 38.2 WEST. GASTON IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM AST.
 
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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI/KIMBERLAIN