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Tropical Storm DOLLY (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM DOLLY INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   6A
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL052014
100 AM CDT WED SEP 03 2014

...CENTER OF DOLLY NOW INLAND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF TAMPICO MEXICO...


SUMMARY OF 100 AM CDT...0600 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...21.9N 98.0W
ABOUT 30 MI...50 KM SSW OF TAMPICO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB...29.59 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...

NONE

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* CABO ROJO TO BOCA DE CATAN

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE
MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 100 AM CDT...0600 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS
LOCATED BY RADAR DATA FROM ALTAMIRA MEXICO TO BE NEAR LATITUDE 21.9
NORTH...LONGITUDE 98.0 WEST. DOLLY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 8
MPH...13 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR
THE NEXT DAY OR SO.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF DOLLY
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INLAND OVER NORTHEASTERN MEXICO TODAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  WEAKENING WILL OCCUR DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS WHILE DOLLY
MOVES INLAND.  THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BY WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.

TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...
220 KM...PRIMARILY TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL...DOLLY IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10
INCHES WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF
TAMAULIPAS AND NUEVO LEON...AS WELL AS NORTHERN VERACRUZ AND EASTERN
SAN LUIS POTOSI MEXICO THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.  THIS RAINFALL IS
EXPECTED TO CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES IN
AREAS OF MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF THE
WARNING AREA THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY.


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...400 AM CDT.

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FORECASTER BEVEN

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