Tropical Storm Gaston – Day 3
Position: 18.6N 42.1W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northwest [310°] near 17 mph [28 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 70 mph [110 kph].
Wind Gusts: 80 mph [130 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 90 miles [150 km].
Minimum central pressure: 990 mb.
Currently about 1205 miles [1940 km] West of the Cabo Verde Islands.
It is on the verge of being a hurricane this afternoon while Invest 99L has everything except a closed circulation to qualify as a tropical storm down near Puerto Rico.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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August 24, 2016 Comments Off on Tropical Storm Gaston – Day 3