Tropical Storm 820 Miles from Bermuda

Sat, Aug 27th 2016, 01:42 PM

NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM GASTON ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6AM SATURDAY 27TH AUGUST 2016.

… GASTON EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TODAY …

AT 5:00AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GASTON WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.9°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 52.0° WEST OR ABOUT 820 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.

GASTON IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH. A NORTHWESTWARD HEADING WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS, AND GASTON IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY TONIGHT.

THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT NOON.

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