Tropical Storm Dolly Advisory 17, Storm Weakening, But Dumping Lots of Rain

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TROPICAL STORM DOLLY ADVISORY NUMBER 17
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL042008
10:00 AM CDT THU JUL 24 2008
DOLLY DUMPING HEAVY RAINS AS IT MOVES FARTHER INLAND...
AT 10 AM CDT, 15:00 UTC, THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM
BROWNSVILLE TO PORT ARANSAS HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA, INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS, PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
AT 10:00 AM CDT, 15:00Z, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.5 NORTH, LONGITUDE 99.3 WEST, VERY NEAR
LAREDO TEXAS. DOLLY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH, 15
KM/HR, AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL DISSIPATION IN A DAY OR
SO. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH, 75 KM/HR, WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES, 140 KM FROM THE
CENTER. THE WEATHER STATION AT HEBBRONVILLE RECENTLY REPORTED SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 38 MPH, 62 KM/HR, WITH A PEAK GUST OF 52 MPH, 84 KM/HR. ESTIMATED
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 992 MB, 29.29 INCHES.
DOLLY IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12
INCHES, WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 20 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH TEXAS AND
NORTHEASTERN MEXICO. THESE RAINS ARE VERY LIKELY TO CAUSE WIDESPREAD
FLOODING. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY.
REPEATING THE 10:00 AM CDT POSITION, 27.5 N, 99.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD
WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS, 45 MPH. MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE, 992 MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1:00 PM CDT, FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE
ADVISORY AT 4:00
PM CDT.
TROPICAL STORM DOLLY DISCUSSION NUMBER 17
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL042008
11:00 AM EDT THU JUL 24 2008
RADAR AND SURFACE DATA INDICATE THAT DOLLY STILL HAS A LARGE
CIRCULATION ACCOMPANIED BY NUMEROUS CONVECTIVE BANDS. THE MOST
PROMINENT CONVECTION IS TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER. INITIAL
INTENSITY HAS BEEN LOWERED TO 40 KNOTS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS
OBSERVATIONS WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 48 KNOTS EARLIER THIS MORNING. AS DOLLY
MOVES FARTHER INLAND, IT IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AND SHOULD
BE NO MORE THAN A REMNANT LOW IN A DAY OR SO. DESPITE WEAKENING, DOLLY HAS
THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINS AND SIGNIFICANT
INLAND FLOODING.
THE CENTER OF DOLLY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST ABOUT 8
KNOTS. THE CYCLONE IS SOUTH OF A SUBTROPICAL RIDGE SO THIS GENERAL
TRACK SHOULD CONTINUE UNTIL DISSIPATION IN A DAY OR SO.
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