News Item on Tropical Storm Gaston issued by The Bahamas Department of Meteorology forecast office section, at 6pm Tuesday 23rd August 2016.
...GASTON EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY WEDNESDAY…
At 5:00 pm EDT, the Center of Gaston was located near latitude 14.2°North and Longitude 35.8° West or about 765 miles West of The Southernmost Cape Verde Islands.
GASTON IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 65 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS LIKELY, AND GASTON SHOULD BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TONIGHT OR EARLY WEDNESDAY. THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6AM.
PREPARED BY FORECASTER: SHEZELLE MATHER