Gaston To Become a Hurricane, But No Threat To The Bahamas

Sat, Aug 27th 2016, 01:44 PM

NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM GASTON ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 12 PM SATURDAY 27TH AUGUST 2016.

… GASTON STRENGTHENS A LITTLE AND EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE AGAIN LATER TODAY…

AT 11:00AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GASTON WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.4°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 53.2° WEST OR ABOUT 740 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.

GASTON IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS ACCOMPANIED BY A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 70 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS, AND GASTON IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY.

NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM GASTON ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 12 PM SATURDAY 27TH AUGUST 2016.
… GASTON STRENGTHENS A LITTLE AND EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE AGAIN LATER TODAY…
AT 11:00AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GASTON WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.4°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 53.2° WEST OR ABOUT 740 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.
GASTON IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS ACCOMPANIED BY A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 70 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS, AND GASTON IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY.

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