Tropical Storm Gaston
Position: 13.4N 37.7W [10 PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West [280°] near 12 mph [19 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 40 mph [ 65 kph].
Wind Gusts: 50 mph [ 80 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 70 miles [110 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1005 mb.
Currently about 1585 miles [2550 km] East of the Leeward Islands.
This is the busy part of the hurricane season as Gaston becomes the fourth Tropical Storm in the last eleven days.
After looking at the models and discussion on this storm, I don’t think the Gulf of Mexico is going to be happy with Gaston, after the Caribbean is unhappy with the storm. I am not seeing a turn to the North.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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