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TROPICAL STORM DOLLY ADVISORY NUMBER  10
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM AST SAT AUG 31 2002

...DOLLY RACING WESTWARD WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH...
 
AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 13.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 45.9 WEST OR ABOUT 1135
MILES...1830 KM...EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES.

DOLLY IS RACING WESTWARD NEAR 23 MPH...37 KM/HR. A DECREASE IN 
FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  40 MPH... 65 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 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...13.4 N... 45.9 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 23 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 40 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 
11 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER AVILA
 
 
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