… GASTON, THE SEVENTH TROPICAL STORM OF THE SEASON CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE FAR EASTERN ATLANTIC …

AT 5:00AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GASTON WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.2°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 32.4 WEST OR 545 MILES WEST OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.

GASTON IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST, AND GASTON IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY WEDNESDAY.

THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT NOON.

SOURCE: BAHAMAS INFORMATION SERVICES