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TROPICAL STORM DOLLY ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 AM AST FRI AUG 30 2002
 
...DOLLY A LITTLE STRONGER AND MOVING FASTER...NO IMMEDIATE THREAT 
TO LAND... 
 
AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 37.2 WEST OR ABOUT 1555
MILES...2500 KM...EAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS.

DOLLY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/HR. THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY WITH A GRADUAL TURN TO THE
WEST-NORTHWEST AND A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASE TO NEAR 65 MPH...100
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  DOLLY COULD BECOME A HURRICANE DURING 
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  85 MILES
...140 KM FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  994 MB...29.35 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...10.4 N... 37.2 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 16 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 65 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 994 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
5 PM AST.

FORECASTER AVILA
 
 
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