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#6952 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:34 AM 01.Sep.2004) TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM GASTON ADVISORY NUMBER 19 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 AM EDT WED SEP 01 2004 ...GASTON ACCELERATING NORTHEASTWARD AND BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL... AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GASTON WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 42.4 NORTH... LONGITUDE 61.5 WEST OR ABOUT 185 MILES... 300 KM... SOUTHEAST OF HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA. GASTON IS ACCELERATING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 38 MPH ...61 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH... 85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. 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 5 AM EDT POSITION...42.4 N... 61.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 38 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 999 MB. THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ON THIS SYSTEM. FUTURE INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM WILL BE ISSUED BY THE OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER AND CAN BE FOUND UNDER THE WMO/AWIPS HEADERS FZNT01 KWBC/NFDHSFAT1. FORECASTER RHOME/JARVINEN |