WTNT32 KNHC 011457 RRA TCPAT2 BULLETIN HURRICANE GASTON ADVISORY NUMBER 40 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072016 1100 AM AST THU SEP 01 2016 ...GASTON MOVING QUICKLY EAST-NORTHEASTWARD... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR THE CENTRAL AZORES... SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...37.6N 40.6W ABOUT 650 MI...1045 KM W OF FAIAL ISLAND IN THE CENTRAL AZORES ABOUT 735 MI...1185 KM W OF LAJES AIR BASE IN THE AZORES MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 70 DEGREES AT 24 MPH...39 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...980 MB...28.94 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY: THE AZORES METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE ISLANDS OF FAIAL, PICO, GRACIOSA, SAO JORGE, AND TERCEIRA IN THE CENTRAL AZORES. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT: A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR... . FLORES AND CORVO IN THE WESTERN AZORES . 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, IN THIS CASE WITHIN 24 TO 36 HOURS. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA, PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GASTON WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 37.6 NORTH, LONGITUDE 40.6 WEST. GASTON IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 24 MPH (39 KM/H), AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH A=