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| #110474 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:55 PM 12.Sep.2006) TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM GORDON ADVISORY NUMBER 8 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072006 500 PM EDT TUE SEP 12 2006 ...GORDON CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN...NOW MOVING NORTH... AT 500 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GORDON WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 58.4 WEST OR ABOUT 505 MILES...815 KM...NORTH-NORTHEAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS. GORDON IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST AND GORDON COULD BECOME A HURRICANE TONIGHT OR ON WEDNESDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 994 MB...29.35 INCHES. REPEATING THE 500 PM EDT POSITION...23.7 N...58.4 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...994 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 PM EDT. $$ FORECASTER COBB/PASCH |
