Storm “Not A Threat To Bermuda At This Time”
Tropical Storm Dolly is “not a threat to Bermuda at this time”, the Bermuda Weather Service said, within the next 72 hours, the nearest forecasted point to Bermuda is 880 nm to the south at 9.00am on Sunday [August 30], with the BWS noting that “this forecast is subject to change with the next update.”
Graphic courtesy of the BWS:
The latest forecast from the U.S. National Hurricane Center said, “At 1100 AM AST [1500 UTC], the center of Tropical Storm Dolly was located near latitude 13.6 North, longitude 38.7 West. Dolly is moving 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 should be nearing the Leeward Islands this weekend.
“Satellite wind data indicate that the maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph [65 km/h] with higher gusts. Little change in strength is forecast 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 60 miles [95 km]from the center. The estimated minimum central pressure is 1007 mb [29.74 inches].
Graphic courtesy of the NHC:
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