WOCN32 CWHX 010900
TROPICAL STORM GASTON INTERMEDIATE INFORMATION STATEMENT ISSUED
BY THE CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 6.00 AM
ADT WEDNESDAY 01 SEPTEMBER 2004.

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 9.00 AM ADT

 AT 6.00 AM ADT... TROPICAL STORM GASTON WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
43.0 N AND LONGITUDE 61.8 W... ABOUT 95 NAUTICAL MILES OR 175 KM 
SOUTHWEST OF SABLE ISLAND.

 GASTON IS MOVING TOWARDS THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 27 KNOTS... 50
KM/H. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 40 KNOTS... 74
KM/H AND CENTRAL PRESSURE AT 1000 MB.

DATE     TIME     LAT    LON   MSLP  MAX WIND
          ADT                    MB  KTS  KMH
SEP 01  6.00 AM  43.0N  61.8W  1000   40   74 TROPICAL
SEP 01  9.00 AM  43.5N  60.0W  1000   40   74 POST-TROPICAL
SEP 01  3.00 PM  44.7N  55.5W   999   40   74 POST-TROPICAL
SEP 01  9.00 PM  46.6N  50.2W   998   40   74 POST-TROPICAL
SEP 02  3.00 AM  49.1N  44.5W   995   40   74 POST-TROPICAL


A SHIP..CALL SIGN WRYG..LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES SOUTH OF 
GASTON REPORTED 44 KNOT SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS. THIS REPORT IS 
CONSISTENT WITH OUR FORECAST GALE-FORCE WIND RADII FROM THE PREVIOUS
PACKAGE. IT IS LIKELY THAT THESE WINDS ARE WELL ABOVE THE WATER..BUT 
THIS OBSERVATION WARRENTS UPPING THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND OF
GASTON TO 40 KTS IN THIS INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY. SIGNIFICANT WAVE 
HEIGHTS OF 5 METRES WERE ALSO REPORTED.

BUOY 44137 HAS BEEN REPORTING GALE-FORCE SOUTHERLIES APPROXIMATELY
40 MILES SOUTH OF GASTON AND BUOY 44142 HAS REPORTED GALE-FORCE 
NORTHERLIES JUST BEHIND GASTON. BASED ON THE WIND DIRECTIONS AT
44142 IT IS LIKELY THAT GASTON MOVED OVER THE BUOY.

ALTHOUGH CONVECTION REMAINS STRONG ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE STORM..
ALL HEAVY RAIN FROM GASTON IS SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA AND MOVING AWAY. 
WE STILL EXPECT HEAVY RAINS OVER THE SOUTHERNMOST PARTS OF THE AVALON 
BUT NOT INCLUDING ST JOHNS. NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM 
GASTON OVER LAND.

FORECASTER FOGARTY