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POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE GASTON ADVISORY NUMBER  47

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL072016

500 AM AST SAT SEP 03 2016



...GASTON BECOMES POST-TROPICAL...

...THIS THE LAST ADVISORY...





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

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LOCATION...40.5N 26.9W

ABOUT 160 MI...260 KM NE OF FAIAL ISLAND IN THE CENTRAL AZORES

ABOUT 120 MI...190 KM N OF LAJES AIR BASE IN THE AZORES

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 65 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.





DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK

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AT 500 AM AST (0900 UTC), THE CENTER OF POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE GASTON

WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 40.5 NORTH, LONGITUDE 26.9 WEST. THE

POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 17

MPH (28 KM/H), AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TODAY. A TURN

TOWARD THE NORTHEAST WITH SOME FURTHER INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS

EXPECTED BY TONIGHT.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 35 MPH (55 KM/H) WITH

HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS LIKELY, AND GASTON IS

EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE ON SUNDAY.





THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB (29.71 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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SURF:  SWELLS GENERATED BY GASTON SHOULD CONTINUE AFFECTING

PORTIONS OF THE AZORES TODAY, BUT SHOULD DIMINISH TONIGHT AND

SUNDAY. THESE SWELLS ARE COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP

CURRENT CONDITIONS.  FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS=