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TROPICAL STORM DOLLY ADVISORY NUMBER   4
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM AST FRI AUG 30 2002
 
...TROPICAL STORM DOLLY CONTINUES MOVING WESTWARD ACROSS THE 
TROPICAL ATLANTIC OCEAN...NO IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LAND...

AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS LOCATED 
NEAR LATITUDE  9.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE  34.9 WEST OR ABOUT 770 MILES 
...1240 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.
 
DOLLY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 13 MPH ...20 KM/HR...AND THIS 
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE ESTIMATED TO HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR  50 
MPH... 85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME ADDITONAL STRENGTHENING 
IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  70 MILES ...110 KM 
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION... 9.8 N... 34.9 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 13 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 LAWRENCE
  
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