607
WTNT34 KNHC 280832
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM DOLLY ADVISORY NUMBER 4
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL042026
500 AM AST FRI AUG 28 2026
..DOLLY CONTINUES MOVING RAPIDLY WESTWARD
..INTERESTS IN THE LEEWARD ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR ITS PROGRESS
SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.5N 44.8W
ABOUT 1145 MI...1840 KM E OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 24 MPH...39 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 500 AM AST (0900 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.5 NORTH, LONGITUDE 44.8 WEST. DOLLY IS
MOVING QUICKLY TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 24 MPH (39 KM/H) AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE
FORECAST TRACK, THIS SYSTEM, OR ITS REMNANTS, SHOULD BE NEARING THE
LEEWARD ISLANDS THIS WEEKEND.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 40 MPH (65 KM/H) WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS LIKELY DURING THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS, 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)
NORTH OF 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 1100 AM AST.
FORECASTER CANGIALOSI
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