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#6820 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:39 AM 31.Aug.2004) TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM GASTON ADVISORY NUMBER 16 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 AM EDT TUE AUG 31 2004 ...GASTON MOVING FASTER TOWARD THE NORTHEAST...PASSING TO THE SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND... AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GASTON WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 39.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 71.9 WEST OR ABOUT 155 MILES... 250 KM...SOUTHWEST OF NANTUCKET MASSACHUSETTS. GASTON IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 21 MPH...33 KM/HR...AND AN ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. 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 ... 85 KM TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB...29.56 INCHES. REPEATING THE 11 AM EDT POSITION...39.5 N... 71.9 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 21 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM EDT. FORECASTER PASCH |