Hurricane Gaston

Forecast Advisory 23

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WTNT22 KNHC 280852
TCMAT2

HURRICANE GASTON FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 23
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072016
0900 UTC SUN AUG 28 2016

THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.

HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 30.1N 54.6W AT 28/0900Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 20 NM

PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OR 325 DEGREES AT 5 KT

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 975 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT WITH GUSTS TO 100 KT.
64 KT....... 15NE 15SE 10SW 15NW.
50 KT....... 60NE 40SE 20SW 40NW.
34 KT.......120NE 120SE 50SW 80NW.
12 FT SEAS..180NE 120SE 120SW 180NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.

REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 30.1N 54.6W AT 28/0900Z
AT 28/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 29.9N 54.5W

FORECAST VALID 28/1800Z 30.6N 55.0W
MAX WIND 90 KT...GUSTS 110 KT.
64 KT... 15NE 15SE 10SW 15NW.
50 KT... 60NE 40SE 30SW 40NW.
34 KT...120NE 120SE 60SW 90NW.

FORECAST VALID 29/0600Z 31.0N 55.3W
MAX WIND 95 KT...GUSTS 115 KT.
64 KT... 20NE 20SE 15SW 20NW.
50 KT... 70NE 50SE 40SW 50NW.
34 KT...130NE 120SE 80SW 110NW.

FORECAST VALID 29/1800Z 31.3N 55.2W
MAX WIND 90 KT...GUSTS 110 KT.
64 KT... 30NE 30SE 20SW 30NW.
50 KT... 70NE 60SE 50SW 60NW.
34 KT...140NE 120SE 90SW 110NW.

FORECAST VALID 30/0600Z 31.9N 54.3W
MAX WIND 90 KT...GUSTS 110 KT.
50 KT... 70NE 70SE 50SW 60NW.
34 KT...140NE 130SE 100SW 110NW.

FORECAST VALID 31/0600Z 33.3N 51.2W
MAX WIND 90 KT...GUSTS 110 KT.
50 KT... 80NE 80SE 70SW 60NW.
34 KT...140NE 150SE 120SW 110NW.

EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 150 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 200 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 15 KT EACH DAY

OUTLOOK VALID 01/0600Z 35.8N 46.2W
MAX WIND 80 KT...GUSTS 100 KT.

OUTLOOK VALID 02/0600Z 38.5N 39.5W
MAX WIND 70 KT...GUSTS 85 KT.

REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 30.1N 54.6W

NEXT ADVISORY AT 28/1500Z

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FORECASTER BROWN