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| #6332 (Received by flhurricane at: 2:46 PM 28.Aug.2004) TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM GASTON INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 4A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2 PM EDT SAT AUG 28 2004 ...GASTON DRIFTING SLOWLY WESTWARD...RECON APPROACHING... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS 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. AT 2 PM EDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GASTON WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.7 WEST OR ABOUT 120 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA. GASTON IS CURRENTLY DRIFTING WESTWARD. A SLOW MOTION TOWARD THE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS MOTION COULD BRING THE CENTER OF GASTON NEAR THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST ON SUNDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT WILL REACH GASTON WITHIN THE HOUR. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1009 MB...29.80 INCHES. TIDES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS... CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE PATH OF GASTON. REPEATING THE 2 PM EDT POSITION...31.3 N... 78.7 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...DRIFTING WESTWARD. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1009 MB. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM EDT. FORECASTER BEVEN |
