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| #6394 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:43 PM 28.Aug.2004) TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM GASTON ADVISORY NUMBER 6 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 PM EDT SAT AUG 28 2004 A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA FROM THE SAVANNAH RIVER TO LITTLE RIVER INLET. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE NEXT 24 HR. AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR COASTAL NORTH CAROLINA FROM NORTH OF LITTLE RIVER INLET TO SURF CITY. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL GEORGIA FROM SOUTH OF THE SAVANNAH RIVER TO FERNANDINA BEACH FLORIDA. AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GASTON WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.2 WEST OR ABOUT 90 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA. GASTON IS MOVING SLOWLY TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 3 MPH. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF GASTON IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE COAST OF SOUTH CAROLINA ON SUNDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GASTON IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN AND COULD BECOME A HURRICANE ON SUNDAY BEFORE REACHING THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY U.S. AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 994 MB...29.35 INCHES. STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...WITH HIGHER LEVELS IN BAYS...IS EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER CROSSES THE COAST. TIDES OF 1 TO 3 FT ABOVE NORMAL ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE IN THE WARNED AREA. DANGEROUS HIGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST IN THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS... ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE PATH OF GASTON. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE EARLY SUNDAY OVER NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA. REPEATING THE 11 PM EDT POSITION...31.7 N... 79.2 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 3 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 65 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 994 MB. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 2 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 5 AM EDT. FORECASTER LAWRENCE |
