...GASTON STILL STRENGTHENING WHILE MOVING QUICKLY…

AT 11:00 AM  EDT, THE CENTER OF GASTON  WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.8°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 34.6° WEST OR ABOUT 685 MILES WEST OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.

GASTON IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 21 MPH.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 65 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS LIKELY, AND GASTON SHOULD BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY.