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HURRICANE GASTON ADVISORY NUMBER  22

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL072016

1100 PM AST SAT AUG 27 2016



...GASTON AGAIN A HURRICANE, NOW WITH 85-MPH WINDS...





SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...29.6N 54.2W

ABOUT 655 MI...1055 KM ESE OF BERMUDA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...980 MB...28.94 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.





DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK

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AT 1100 PM AST (0300 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GASTON WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.6 NORTH, LONGITUDE 54.2 WEST. GASTON IS

MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH (13 KM/H).  GASTON SHOULD

SLOW DOWN DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO, WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH

FORECAST ON MONDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 85 MPH (140 KM/H)

WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT

48 HOURS.



HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES (30 KM) FROM THE

CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES

(220 KM).



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 980 MB (28.94 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 500 AM AST.



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