WTNT32 KNHC 292043 TCPAT2 BULLETIN HURRICANE GASTON ADVISORY NUMBER 29 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072016 500 PM AST MON AUG 29 2016 ...GASTON TURNS NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD... SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...31.2N 55.2W ABOUT 570 MI...915 KM E OF BERMUDA ABOUT 1665 MI...2675 KM W OF THE AZORES MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 30 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...968 MB...28.59 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 500 PM AST (2100 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GASTON WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.2 NORTH, LONGITUDE 55.2 WEST. GASTON IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 3 MPH (6 KM/H). THE HURRICANE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE GENERALLY TO THE NORTHEAST OR EAST-NORTHEAST AT AN INCREASING FORWARD SPEED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 105 MPH (165 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES (55 KM) FROM THE CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES (220 KM). THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 968 MB (28.59 INCHES). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 1100 PM AST. .. FORECASTER BLAKE=