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HURRICANE GASTON ADVISORY NUMBER  26

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL072016

1100 PM AST SUN AUG 28 2016



...GASTON STRENGTHENS A LITTLE MORE...





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

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LOCATION...30.6N 55.2W

ABOUT 575 MI...930 KM E OF BERMUDA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...120 MPH...195 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...STATIONARY

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...957 MB...28.26 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 30.6 NORTH, LONGITUDE 55.2 WEST. GASTON IS

STATIONARY, BUT A SLOW NORTHWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND

ON MONDAY.  A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST OR EAST-NORTHEAST WITH SOME

INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS FORECAST ON TUESDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 120 MPH (195 KM/H)

WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  GASTON IS A CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE ON THE

SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  SOME SLOW WEAKENING IS

FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.



HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES (55 KM) FROM THE

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

(220 KM).



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 957 MB (28.26 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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