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TROPICAL STORM LILI INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  24A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
2 PM EDT FRI SEP 27 2002

...LILI A LITTLE STRONGER...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JAMAICA.  A TROPICAL
STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
ALL INTERESTS ALONG THE SOUTHERN COAST OF HAITI...THE CAYMAN
ISLANDS...AND CUBA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF LILI.

AT 2 PM EDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LILI WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE  75.0 WEST OR ABOUT
145 MILES...230 KM...SOUTHEAST OF KINGSTON JAMAICA.
 
LILI IS MOVING ERRATICALLY TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR  7 MPH...11 
KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.  THIS MOTION COULD BRING THE CENTER OF LILI NEAR OR
OVER JAMAICA ON SATURDAY.  ADDITIONAL ERRATIC MOTION COULD OCCUR 
TODAY AS THE STORM ORGANIZES.
 
REPORTS FROM AIR AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT 
INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOW NEAR  45 MPH...70 
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME ADDITIONAL SLOW STRENGTHENING IS 
FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM 
MAINLY TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER.
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE HURRICANE HUNTER 
IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS...POSSIBLY TO NEAR 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE...MAY AFFECT PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN HAITI TODAY.
BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY SPREAD ACROSS JAMAICA TONIGHT
AND SATURDAY.

REPEATING THE 2 PM EDT POSITION...16.7 N... 75.0 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR  7 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 45 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE 
CENTER AT 5 PM EDT.
 
FORECASTER BEVEN
 
 
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