227
WTNT34 KNHC 280244
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM DOLLY ADVISORY NUMBER 3
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL042026
1100 PM AST THU AUG 27 2026
..DOLLY CONTINUES MOVING RAPIDLY WESTWARD
..INTERESTS IN THE LEEWARD ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR ITS PROGRESS
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.8N 42.3W
ABOUT 1315 MI...2120 KM E OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 23 MPH...37 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB...29.74 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
INTERESTS IN THE LEEWARD ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF
DOLLY.
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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AT 1100 PM AST (0300 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.8 NORTH, LONGITUDE 42.3 WEST. DOLLY IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 23 MPH (37 KM/H), AND THIS MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK, THIS SYSTEM SHOULD BE NEARING THE LEEWARD ISLANDS THIS
WEEKEND.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH (65 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS, AND
DOLLY IS FORECAST TO DEGENERATE INTO A TROPICAL WAVE BEFORE IT
REACHES THE LEEWARD ISLANDS.
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES (185 KM)
FROM THE CENTER.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB (29.74 INCHES).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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KEY MESSAGES FOR DOLLY CAN BE FOUND IN THE TROPICAL CYCLONE
DISCUSSION UNDER AWIPS HEADER MIATCDAT4 AND WMO HEADER WTNT44 KNHC.
RAINFALL: HEAVY RAIN FROM DOLLY COULD AFFECT THE LEEWARD ISLANDS
LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY, WITH RAINFALL MOVING INTO THE VIRGIN
ISLANDS, PUERTO RICO AND HISPANIOLA SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THIS HEAVY
RAIN MAY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING WITHIN AREAS OF HIGHER TERRAIN OF
THE LEEWARD ISLANDS.
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 500 AM AST.
FORECASTER PASCH
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