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TROPICAL STORM DOLLY ADVISORY NUMBER  17
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 AM AST MON SEP 02 2002

...DOLLY STRENGTHENS SLIGHTLY OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC...
 
AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE  53.1 WEST OR ABOUT
570 MILES...920 KM...EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS.
 
DOLLY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH
...19 KM/HR...AND A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED 
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 11 AM AST POSITION...18.5 N... 53.1 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 50 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
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