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#6932 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:42 PM 31.Aug.2004) TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM GASTON ADVISORY NUMBER 18 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 2004 ...GASTON RACING EAST-NORTHEASTWARD... AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GASTON WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 41.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 66.0 WEST OR ABOUT 230 MILES... 365 KM... SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA. GASTON IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 31 MPH ...50 KM/HR. AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ALONG THIS TRACK IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST WHILE GASTON LOSES TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS SOMETIME WEDNESDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES ...220 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB...29.50 INCHES. REPEATING THE 11 PM EDT POSITION...41.8 N... 66.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 31 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...999 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM EDT. FORECASTER FRANKLIN |