LOCATION...13.2N 32.4W
ABOUT 545 MI...880 KM W OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CABO VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 20 MPH...31 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 INCHES
At 500 AM AST (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Gaston was
located near latitude 13.2 North, longitude 32.4 West. Gaston is
moving toward the west-northwest near 20 mph (31 km/h) and this
general motion with a slight decrease in forward speed is expected
during the next couple of days.
Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 50 mph (85 km/h) with
higher gusts. Additional strengthening is forecast, and Gaston
is expected to become a hurricane by Wednesday.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles (95 km)
from the center.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 1004 mb (29.65 inches).
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