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HURRICANE DOLLY FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  12
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL042008
0900 UTC WED JUL 23 2008
 
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST OF TEXAS FROM
BROWNSVILLE TO CORPUS CHRISTI...AND FOR THE NORTHEASTERN COAST OF
MEXICO FROM RIO SAN FERNANDO NORTHWARD TO THE BORDER BETWEEN MEXICO
AND THE UNITED STATES.  PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY
SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF CORPUS
CHRISTI TO SAN LUIS PASS.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FROM LA
PESCA TO SOUTH OF RIO SAN FERNANDO.
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 25.6N  96.5W AT 23/0900Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  15 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OR 310 DEGREES AT   7 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  976 MB
EYE DIAMETER  20 NM
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  75 KT WITH GUSTS TO  90 KT.
64 KT....... 20NE  20SE  20SW  20NW.
50 KT....... 40NE  40SE  30SW  40NW.
34 KT.......120NE 120SE 100SW 100NW.
12 FT SEAS..270NE 150SE  75SW 120NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT.  RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.
 
REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 25.6N  96.5W AT 23/0900Z
AT 23/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 25.3N  96.2W
 
FORECAST VALID 23/1800Z 26.0N  97.4W...INLAND
MAX WIND  80 KT...GUSTS 100 KT.
64 KT... 20NE  20SE  20SW  20NW.
50 KT... 40NE  40SE  30SW  40NW.
34 KT...120NE 120SE 100SW 100NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 24/0600Z 26.3N  98.7W...INLAND
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
34 KT...100NE 100SE  50SW  50NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 24/1800Z 26.4N 100.5W...INLAND
MAX WIND  25 KT...GUSTS  40 KT.
 
FORECAST VALID 25/0600Z...DISSIPATED

REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 25.6N  96.5W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 23/1500Z
 
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FORECASTER PASCH
 
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