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| #6750 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:40 PM 30.Aug.2004) TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM GASTON ADVISORY NUMBER 14 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 PM EDT MON AUG 30 2004 ...GASTON BECOMES A TROPICAL STORM AGAIN... AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GASTON WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 37.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 75.8 WEST OR ABOUT 55 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OCEAN CITY MARYLAND. GASTON IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 18 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH... 65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...MAINLY TO THE SOUTHEAST THE CENTER OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. THE CHESAPEAKE LIGHT C-MAN STATION RECENTLY REPORTED A 10-MINUTE SUSTAINED WIND OF 49 MPH WITH A GUST TO 56 MPH AT A HEIGHT OF ABOUT 140 FT. A SHIP ABOUT 40 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY RECENTLY REPORTED A SUSTAINED WIND OF 40 MPH. HOWEVER...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED OVER LAND AND THE FAST FORWARD MOTION OF GASTON SHOULD ONLY BE A MARINE HAZARD AND NOT REQUIRE THE ISSUANCE OF COASTAL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB...29.56 INCHES. REPEATING THE 11 PM EDT POSITION...37.7 N... 75.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 18 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM EDT. FORECASTER STEWART |
