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TROPICAL STORM DOLLY ADVISORY NUMBER  14
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM AST SUN SEP 01 2002

...DOLLY STRENGTHENS SLIGHTLY OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC...
 
AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE  51.9 WEST OR 
ABOUT 600 MILES...965 KM...EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS.
 
DOLLY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/HR...
AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 
24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK...DOLLY IS NOT EXPECTED TO THREATEN ANY 
LAND AREAS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 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  45 MILES
... 75 KM FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...16.1 N... 51.9 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 45 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER 
AT 11 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
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