WTNT22 KNHC 010854 RRA

TCMAT2



HURRICANE GASTON FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  39

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL072016

0900 UTC THU SEP 01 2016



CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...



THE AZORES METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM

WARNING FOR FLORES AND CORVO IN THE WESTERN AZORES.



SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...



A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. FLORES AND CORVO IN THE WESTERN AZORES



A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. FAIAL...PICO...GRACIOSA...SAO JORGE...AND TERCEIRA IN THE

CENTRAL

AZORES



A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE

EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 36 HOURS.



A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE

POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 48 HOURS.



HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 36.8N  43.3W AT 01/0900Z

POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM



PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST OR  60 DEGREES AT  17 KT



ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  977 MB

MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  80 KT WITH GUSTS TO 100 KT.

64 KT....... 40NE  40SE  40SW  30NW.

50 KT....... 70NE  90SE  60SW  50NW.

34 KT.......130NE 150SE 130SW  90NW.

12 FT SEAS..240NE 240SE 240SW 270NW.

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 36.8N  43.3W AT 01/0900Z

AT 01/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 36.4N  44.5W



FORECAST VALID 01/1800Z 37.9N  39.9W

MAX WIND  70 KT...GUSTS  85 KT.

64 KT... 30NE  40SE  40SW  25NW.

50 KT... 60NE  80SE  60SW  50NW.

34 KT...130NE 150SE 140SW  90NW.=