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TROPICAL STORM DOLLY ADVISORY NUMBER   3
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 PM AST THU AUG 29 2002

...DOLLY CONTINUES WESTWARD AND STRENGTHENS SLIGHTLY...NO
IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LAND...
 
AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE  9.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE  33.7 WEST OR
ABOUT 715 MILES...1150 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN
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.  THIS MOTION WILL BRING THE CENTER ACROSS THE OPEN
TROPICAL ATLANTIC FAR FROM LAND OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR  45 MPH... 75
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME ADDITIONAL SLOW STRENGTHENING
IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  70 MILES
...110 KM FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 11 PM AST POSITION... 9.7 N... 33.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 13 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 45 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM AST...FRIDAY.
 
FORECASTER BEVEN
 
 
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