bulletin tropical storm dolly advisory number 7 nws tpc/national hurricane center miami fl al042008 1000 pm cdt mon jul 21 2008 ...hurricane warnings issued... At 10 pm cdt...0300 utc...a hurricane warning has been issued from brownsville to port o'connor texas. A hurricane warning means that hurricane conditions are expected within the warning area within the next 24 hours. Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion. At 10 pm cdt...a tropical storm warning has been issued from north of port o'connor to san luis pass. A tropical storm warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected within the warning area within the next 24 hours. At 10 pm cdt...the government of mexico has issued a hurricane warning from rio san fernando northward to the border between mexico and the united states. At 10 pm cdt...the government of mexico has issued a tropical storm warning and a hurricane watch from la pesca to south of rio san fernando. A hurricane watch means that hurricane conditions are possible within the watch area...generally within 36 hours. For storm information specific to your area...including possible inland watches and warnings...please monitor products issued by your local weather office. At 1000 pm cdt...0300z...the center of tropical storm dolly was located near latitude 23.1 north...longitude 92.8 west or about 320 miles...515 km...east of la pesca mexico and about 435 miles...695 km...southeast of corpus christi texas. Dolly is moving toward the west near 17 mph...28 km/hr. A turn to the west-northwest is expected tomorrow with a decrease in forward speed...followed by a turn to the northwest on wednesday. On this track...the center of dolly should be very near the western coast of the gulf of mexico on wednesday. Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph...85 km/hr...with higher gusts. Dolly is expected to become a hurricane prior to landfall. Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 200 miles...325 km from the center. Estimated minimum central pressure is 999 mb...29.50 inches. Dolly is expected to produce total rain accumulations of 4 to 8 inches...with isolated amounts of 15 inches...over much of south texas and northeastern mexico over the next few days. Dolly is expected to produce additional amounts of 1 to 3 inches over the northern yucatan peninsula. Coastal storm surge flooding of 4-6 feet above normal tide levels...along with large and dangerous battering waves...can be expected near and to the north of where the center makes landfall. Repeating the 1000 pm cdt position...23.1 n...92.8 w. Movement toward...west near 17 mph. Maximum sustained winds...50 mph. Minimum central pressure...999 mb. An intermediate advisory will be issued by the national hurricane center at 100 am cdt followed by the next complete advisory at 400 am cdt. $$ forecaster franklin