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#6303 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:37 AM 28.Aug.2004) TCMAT2 TROPICAL STORM GASTON FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 4 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072004 1500Z SAT AUG 28 2004 AT 11 AM EDT...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST FROM THE SAVANNAH RIVER TO LITTLE RIVER INLET. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT ELSEWHERE ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. COAST NORTH OF LITTLE RIVER INLET TO SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA...AND SOUTH OF THE SAVANNAH RIVER TO FERNANDINA BEACH FLORIDA. TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 31.4N 78.5W AT 28/1500Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 20 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT 2 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1009 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. 34 KT....... 50NE 50SE 0SW 0NW. 12 FT SEAS.. 50NE 50SE 0SW 0NW. 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 31.4N 78.5W AT 28/1500Z AT 28/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 31.4N 78.3W FORECAST VALID 29/0000Z 31.5N 78.9W MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT. 34 KT... 75NE 75SE 25SW 25NW. FORECAST VALID 29/1200Z 32.1N 79.5W MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT. 34 KT... 75NE 75SE 50SW 50NW. FORECAST VALID 30/0000Z 32.8N 79.8W...INLAND MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT. 50 KT... 25NE 25SE 0SW 0NW. 34 KT... 75NE 75SE 75SW 50NW. FORECAST VALID 30/1200Z 33.9N 79.2W...INLAND MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT. 34 KT... 75NE 75SE 0SW 0NW. FORECAST VALID 31/1200Z 36.0N 76.0W...INLAND MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT. 34 KT... 60NE 60SE 0SW 0NW. EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 250 NM ON DAY 4 AND 325 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY OUTLOOK VALID 01/1200Z 40.0N 68.5W...OVER WATER EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT. OUTLOOK VALID 02/1200Z 42.5N 59.0W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 31.4N 78.5W NEXT ADVISORY AT 28/2100Z FORECASTER BEVEN |