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POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE GORDON ADVISORY NUMBER  21
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL082012
500 PM AST MON AUG 20 2012

...GORDON DONE AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE...THIS IS THE LAST
ADVISORY...


SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...39.2N 20.3W
ABOUT 370 MI...595 KM ENE OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 65 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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SATELLITE IMAGERY AND SURFACE DATA INDICATE THAT GORDON HAS LOST
TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS.

AT 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE
GORDON WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 39.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 20.3 WEST.
THE LOW IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/H. A
DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED AND A TURN TOWARD THE EAST ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT.  A TURN TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST IS EXPECTED BY TUESDAY NIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 45 MPH...75
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST AND THE
CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.

GALE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM FROM THE
CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE


NEXT ADVISORY
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THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER ON THIS SYSTEM.  FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE
POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE...PLEASE SEE HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY
THE METEO FRANCE MET OFFICE...UNDER WMO HEADER FQNT50 LFPW.

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FORECASTER BROWN
 
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