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TROPICAL STORM LILI ADVISORY NUMBER  30
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 PM EDT SAT SEP 28 2002

...LILY MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JAMAICA.
 
AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF CUBA HAS EXTENDED TROPICAL
STORM WATCHES AND WARNING WESTWARD.   A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS
NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE PROVINCES OF CAMAGUEY...LAS TUNAS...GRANMA...
SANTIAGO DE CUBA...GUANTANAMO...AND HOLGUIN.  A TROPICAL STORM WATCH
IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE PROVINCES OF MATANZAS...CIENFUEGOS...VILLA
CLARA...SANCTI SPIRITUS AND CIEGO DE AVILA.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CAYMAN BRAC AND LITTLE
CAYMAN.
 
AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LILI WAS LOCATED 
NEAR LATITUDE 19.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE  76.4 WEST OR ABOUT 105 MILES 
...170 KM...SOUTHWEST OF GUANTANEMO BAY CUBA.
 
LILI IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR  6 MPH... 9 KM/HR...AND 
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  ON THIS 
TRACK...THE CENTER WILL MOVE VERY NEAR SOUTHEASTERN CUBA ON SUNDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  45 MPH... 75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  70 MILES
...110 KM...MAINLY NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.

HEAVY RAINS MAY SPREAD ACROSS PORTIONS OF HISPANIOLA...JAMAICA AND  
EASTERN CUBA DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE 
LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODING.
 
REPEATING THE 11 PM EDT POSITION...19.0 N... 76.4 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR  6 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 45 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 2 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 5 AM EDT...SUNDAY.
 
FORECASTER LAWRENCE
 
 
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