Thursday, July 24, 2008

Dolly Weakens To A Tropical Depression, Advisory 18 Will Be The Last One Published on Dolly

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION DOLLY ADVISORY NUMBER 18
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL042008
4:00 PM CDT THU JUL 24 2008
DOLLY WEAKENS TO A DEPRESSION. STILL DUMPING HEAVY RAINS...
AT 4:00 PM CDT, 21:00Z, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION DOLLY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.2 NORTH, LONGITUDE 100.6 WEST, OR ABOUT 35 MILES, 55 KM
SOUTH OF EAGLE PASS TEXAS. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE
WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH, 23 KM/HR, AND THIS GENERAL MOTION SHOULD
CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH,
55 KM/HR, WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST AND DOLLY IS
EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE ON FRIDAY. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000
MB, 29.53 INCHES.
DOLLY IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES
OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH TEXAS AND NORTHEASTERN MEXICO THROUGH FRIDAY.
ISOLATED STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 20 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH DOLLY. THESE
RAINS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE WIDESPREAD FLOODING.
REPEATING THE 4:00 PM CDT POSITION, 28.2 N, 100.6 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD,
WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS, 35 MPH. MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE, 1000 MB.
THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ON
DOLLY. FUTURE INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM CAN BE FOUND IN PUBLIC ADVISORIES
ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER UNDER AWIPS HEADER
TCPAT4 AND WMO HEADER WTNT4 KWNH BEGINNING AT 10 PM CDT.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION DOLLY DISCUSSION NUMBER 18
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL042008
5:00 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2008
DOLLY HAS CONTINUED TO WEAKEN AND IS NOW A TROPICAL DEPRESSION, ACCOMPANIED
BY A LARGE AREA OF RAIN AND SQUALLS. THE DEPRESSION IS WELL INLAND MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 12 KNOTS. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS FORECAST TO
CONTINUE UNTIL DISSIPATION IN A DAY OR SO.
THIS WILL BE THE LAST ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ON
DOLLY. FUTURE INFORMATION ON DOLLY CAN BE FOUND IN PUBLIC ADVISORIES ISSUED
BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER UNDER AWIPS HEADER TCPAT4 AND
WMO HEADER WTNT34 KWNH BEGINNING AT 10 PM CDT.
This information is provided as a public service from the National Hurricane
Center http://www.nhc.noaa.gov orr http://hurricanes.gov.

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