NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM GASTON ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6PM FRIDAY 26TH AUGUST 2016.
… GASTON FORECAST TO REGAIN HURRICANE INTENSITY…
AT 5PM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GASTON WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.2°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 49.7° WEST OR ABOUT 1000 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.
GASTON IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH AND THE SYSTEM SHOULD CONTINUE IN THIS GENERAL DIRECTION AT A SLOWER RATE OF FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT TWO DAYS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. GASTON IS EXPECTED TO REGAIN HURRICANE INTENSITY ON SATURDAY.
