Tropical Storm Dolly

Forecast Advisory 9

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WTNT34 KNHC 311440
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM DOLLY ADVISORY NUMBER 9
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 AM AST SAT AUG 31 2002

...DOLLY BARELY A TROPICAL STORM...

AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE POORLY DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM
DOLLY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.1 NORTH... LONGITUDE 43.7 WEST
OR ABOUT 1155 MILES...1855 KM...EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES.

DOLLY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH...32 KM/HR.
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY WITH GRADUAL DECREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH... 65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED TODAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES
...140 KM FROM THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...13.1 N... 43.7 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
5 PM AST.

FORECASTER AVILA