NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM GASTON ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6AM TUESDAY 23RD AUGUST 2016 2016
GASTON, THE SEVENTH TROPICAL STORM OF THE SEASON CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE FAR EASTERN ATLANTIC
AT 5:00AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GASTON WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.2°NORTH ANDLONGITUDE 32.4 WEST OR 545 MILES WEST OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.
GASTON IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST, AND GASTON IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY WEDNESDAY.
