Tropical Storm Dolly

Forecast Advisory 4

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WTNT34 KNHC 300912
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM DOLLY ADVISORY NUMBER 4
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM AST FRI AUG 30 2002

...TROPICAL STORM DOLLY CONTINUES MOVING WESTWARD ACROSS THE
TROPICAL ATLANTIC OCEAN...NO IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LAND...

AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 9.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 34.9 WEST OR ABOUT 770 MILES
...1240 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.

DOLLY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 13 MPH ...20 KM/HR...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE ESTIMATED TO HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50
MPH... 85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITONAL STRENGTHENING
IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES ...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

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

REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION... 9.8 N... 34.9 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 50 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 AM AST.

FORECASTER LAWRENCE