TROPICAL STORM GASTON IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY WEDNESDAY.

AT 5:00PM, 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.

SOURCE: BAHAMAS INFORMATION SERVICES