WOCN31 CWHX 300000
TROPICAL STORM GASTON INFORMATION STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE
CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 9.00 PM ADT
SUNDAY 29 AUGUST 2004.

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 3.00 AM ADT

 ... GASTON CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH
     NORTH CAROLINA ...

1. CURRENT POSITION, STRENGTH, CENTRAL PRESSURE AND MOTION

AT 9.00 PM ADT... TROPICAL STORM GASTON WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
34.3 N AND LONGITUDE 79.5 W... ABOUT 10 NAUTICAL MILES OR 20 KM 
NORTHEAST OF FLORENCE IN NORTH CAROLINA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
ARE ESTIMATED AT 40 KNOTS... 74 KM/H... AND CENTRAL PRESSURE
AT 1002 MB. GASTON IS MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST AT 9 KNOTS... 17 KM/H.

2. FORECAST POSITION, CENTRAL PRESSURE AND STRENGTH

DATE     TIME     LAT    LON   MSLP  MAX WIND
          ADT                    MB  KTS  KMH
AUG 29  9.00 PM  34.3N  79.5W  1002   40   74
AUG 30  9.00 AM  35.9N  78.8W  1009   30   56
AUG 30  9.00 PM  38.0N  76.8W  1012   25   46
AUG 31  9.00 AM  40.5N  73.1W  1012   25   46
AUG 31  9.00 PM  42.3N  68.5W  1012   25   46
SEP 01  9.00 AM  44.2N  63.8W  1012   25   46 POST-TROPICAL

3. PUBLIC WEATHER IMPACTS AND WARNINGS SUMMARY
REMNANTS OF GASTON .. COMBINED WITH A COLD FRONT ..
WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF RAIN ON TUESSAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
OVER NOVA SCOTIA.

4. MARINE WEATHER IMPACTS AND WARNINGS SUMMARY
STRONG WINDS FORECAST IN THE VICINITY OF GASTON.

5. TECHNICAL DISCUSSION

A. ANALYSIS
EYE ON WATER VAPOUR SATELLITE IMAGERY NOW CLOSED. ONE CAN
BARELY PICK OUT THE PRESENCE OF AN EYE AT LOWER LEVELS ON RADAR. 
MIAMI HAS BEGUN MESSAGES ON TROPICAL STORM HERMINE WHICH IS
LOCATED TO THE EAST SOUTH-EAST OF GASTON.

B. PROGNOSTIC
LITTLE CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS MESSAGE EXCEPT WE HAVE NOW NUDGED
THE TRACK NORTHWARD AS UKMET PLUS STATISTICAL MODELS FROM MIAMI 
FAVOUR THE REMNANTS OF GASTON RUNNING OVER NOVA SCOTIA.
AS MENTIONED BEFORE GFDL FAVOURS A SIGNIFICANTLY MORE
SOUTHWARD TRACK. NEWLY IDENTIFIED TROPICAL STORM
HERMINE IS EXPECTED TO BE ABSORDED BY GASTON IN 48 HOURS.  SEE
MIAMI MESSAGES FOR POSITION AND INTENSITY OF HERMINE.

C. PUBLIC WEATHER
THE CONVERGENCE OF HERMINE WITH GASTON WILL GIVE ADDITIONAL
PUNCH TO PRECIPIATION VALUES FOR TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.

D. MARINE WEATHER
STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST IN THE VICINITY OF GASTON AND THE
REMNANT OF HERMINE WHEN IT PASSES OVER THE SOUTHERN
MARINE AREAS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.

END CAMPBELL/ROUSSEL

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