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HURRICANE GASTON ADVISORY NUMBER  39

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL072016

500 AM AST THU SEP 01 2016



...GASTON WEAKENS A LITTLE...TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR THE

WESTERN AZORES...





SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...36.8N 43.3W

ABOUT 805 MI...1300 KM W OF FAIAL ISLAND IN THE CENTRAL AZORES

ABOUT 895 MI...1440 KM W OF LAJES AIR BASE IN THE AZORES

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...150 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 60 DEGREES AT 20 MPH...31 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...977 MB...28.85 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:



THE AZORES METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM

WARNING FOR FLORES AND CORVO IN THE WESTERN AZORES.



SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:



A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. FLORES AND CORVO IN THE WESTERN AZORES



A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. FAIAL, PICO, GRACIOSA, SAO JORGE, AND TERCEIRA IN THE CENTRAL

AZORES



A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE

EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 36 HOURS.



A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE

POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA, GENERALLY WITHIN 48 HOURS.



FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA, PLEASE MONITOR

PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.





DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK

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AT 500 AM AST (0900 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GASTON WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 36.8 NORTH, LONGITUDE 43.3 WEST. GASTON IS MOVING=