BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM DOLLY INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 17A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL042008
1:00 PM CDT THU JUL 24 2008
DOLLY WEAKENING AND MOVING A LITTLE FASTER...
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA, INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS, PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
AT 1:00 PM CDT, 18:00Z, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.9 NORTH, LONGITUDE 99.8 WEST, VERY NEAR THE U.S.
MEXICO BORDER, ABOUT 30 MILES, 50 KM NORTHWEST OF
LAREDO TEXAS. DOLLY HAS INCREASED ITS FORWARD SPEED AND IS NOW MOVING TOWARD
THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH, 22 KM/HR. THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE UNTIL DISSIPATION IN A DAY OR SO.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 40 MPH, 65 KM/HR, WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. THESE WINDS ARE CONFINED TO A FEW RAINBANDS TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF
THE CENTER. DOLLY IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATER
TODAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES, 140 KM FROM
THE CENTER.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 998 MB, 29.47 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 1:00 PM CDT POSITION, 27.9 N, 99.8 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD, WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS, 40 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE, 998 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 4:00 PM CDT.
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