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TROPICAL STORM DOLLY ADVISORY NUMBER  20
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM AST TUE SEP 03 2002

...DOLLY CONTINUING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST... 
 
AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 20.1 NORTH...  LONGITUDE 54.4 WEST OR ABOUT 510
MILES...820 KM...EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS.

DOLLY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH ...15
KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION SHOULD CONTINUE WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH
LATER TODAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  50 MPH... 85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  60 MILES
... 95 KM FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...20.1 N... 54.4 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR  9 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 50 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST.
 
FORECASTER JARVINEN
 
 
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