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| #112023 (Received by flhurricane at: 7:43 AM 20.Sep.2006) TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM GORDON INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 38A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072006 800 AM AST WED SEP 20 2006 ...GORDON WEAKENING AS IT RAPIDLY MOVES AWAY FROM THE AZORES... AT 8 AM AST...1200Z...THE HURRICANE WARNING FOR THE EASTERN AZORES HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. AT 800 AM AST...1200Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GORDON WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 37.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 22.8 WEST OR ABOUT 130 MILES..205 KM...EAST OF THE ISLAND OF SAO MIGUEL IN THE EASTERN AZORES. GORDON IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NEAR 35 MPH...56 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. GORDON IS WEAKENING AND THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GORDON IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A STRONG EXTRATROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES...370 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 995 MB...29.38 INCHES. REPEATING THE 800 AM AST POSITION...37.8 N...22.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...EAST NEAR 35 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...995 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER AVILA |
