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TROPICAL STORM DOLLY ADVISORY NUMBER   7
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 PM AST FRI AUG 30 2002

...DOLLY WEAKENS SOME MORE AS IT TURNS WEST-NORTHWESTWARD...
 
AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE  39.8 WEST OR
ABOUT 1335 MILES...2150 KM...EAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS.
 
DOLLY IS NOW MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH...28 
KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.  THIS MOTION WILL KEEP THE CENTER FAR FROM LAND
OVER THE OPEN TROPICAL ATLANTIC.
 
SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT DOLLY REMAINS RATHER DISORGANIZED
AND THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO 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  85 MILES
...140 KM FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 11 PM AST POSITION...11.8 N... 39.8 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 50 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM AST...SATURDAY.
 
FORECASTER BEVEN
 
 
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