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#110347 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:46 AM 12.Sep.2006) TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM GORDON ADVISORY NUMBER 6 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072006 500 AM EDT TUE SEP 12 2006 ...GORDON CONTINUES NORTHWESTWARD OVER OPEN WATERS... AT 500 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GORDON WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 58.3 WEST OR ABOUT 445 MILES...715 KM...NORTH-NORTHEAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS. GORDON IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR...AND A TURN TO THE NORTH-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GORDON IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES. REPEATING THE 500 AM EDT POSITION...22.6 N...58.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 AM EDT. $$ FORECASTER FRANKLIN |