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TROPICAL STORM DOLLY ADVISORY NUMBER   8
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM AST SAT AUG 31 2002
 
...DOLLY CONTINUES TO WEAKEN... 
 
AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS LOCATED 
NEAR LATITUDE 12.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE  41.5 WEST OR ABOUT 1220 
MILES...1960 KM...EAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS.
 
DOLLY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH...32 KM/HR... 
AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  ON 
THIS TRACK...THERE IS NO THREAT TO LAND.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE ESTIMATED TO HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR  45 
MPH... 75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS 
FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  85 MILES
...140 KM FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...12.4 N... 41.5 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 45 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 
11 AM AST.
 
FORECASTER LAWRENCE
  
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