NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM GASTON ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6PM THURSDAY 25TH AUGUST 2016.
… GASTON WEAKENS A LITTLE MORE BUT FORECAST TO RE-STRENGTHEN BY SATURDAY …
AT 5:00PM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GASTON WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.6°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 45.5° WEST OR ABOUT 1105 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS.
GASTON IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AT 17 MPH, AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. A TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED TONIGHT OR FRIDAY BUT RE-STRENGTHENING IS ANTICIPATED TO BEGIN FRIDAY NIGHT, AND GASTON IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE AGAIN ON SATURDAY.
