WTNT32 KNHC 272039 TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM GASTON ADVISORY NUMBER 21 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072016 500 PM AST SAT AUG 27 2016 ...GASTON SHOULD BECOME A HURRICANE AGAIN LATER TONIGHT... SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...29.2N 54.0W ABOUT 675 MI...1085 KM ESE OF BERMUDA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...993 MB...29.33 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 500 PM AST (2100 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GASTON WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.2 NORTH, LONGITUDE 54.0 WEST. GASTON IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH (15 KM/H), AND THIS MOTION ACCOMPANIED BY A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH (110 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS, AND GASTON IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TONIGHT. TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 150 MILES (240 KM) FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 993 MB (29.33 INCHES). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 1100 PM AST. .. FORECASTER STEWART=