…Dolly continues northwestward… additional strengthening is expected.

From the NHC:

a Hurricane Warning remains in effect for the coast of Texas from
Brownsville to Corpus Christi…and for the northeast coast of
Mexico from Rio San Fernando northward to the border between Mexico
and the United States. Preparations to protect life and property
should be rushed to completion.

A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect from north of Corpus
Christi to San Luis Pass.

A Tropical Storm Warning and a Hurricane Watch is in effect from La
Pesca to south of Rio San Fernando.

For storm information specific to your area…including possible
inland watches and warnings…please monitor products issued
by your local weather office.

At 700 PM CDT…0000z…the center of Hurricane Dolly was located
near latitude 24.9 north…longitude 95.7 west or about 130 miles…
205 km…east-southeast of Brownsville Texas.

Dolly is moving toward the northwest near 11 mph…18 km/hr…and
this motion is expected to continue until landfall of the center of
Dolly along the coast of northeastern Mexico or extreme southern
Texas near midday Wednesday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 75 mph…120 km/hr…with higher
gusts. Dolly is a category one hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson
scale. Some additional strengthening is forecast before landfall.

Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 15 miles…30 km…from
the center…and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 160
miles…260 km. Tropical storm force winds should begin to reach
the coasts of northeastern Mexico and southern Texas later tonight.

The minimum central pressure just reported by an Air Force Reserve
unit reconnaissance aircraft was 982 mb…29.00 inches.

Dolly is expected to produce total rain accumulations of 6 to 10
inches…with isolated amounts of 15 inches…over much of south
Texas and northeastern Mexico over the next few days.

Coastal storm surge flooding of 4 to 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.

A few tornadoes are possible overnight across the lower and middle
Texas coasts.

Repeating the 700 PM CDT position…24.9 N…95.7 W. Movement
toward…northwest near 11 mph. Maximum sustained winds…75 mph.
Minimum central pressure…982 mb.

The next advisory will be issued by the National
Hurricane Center at 1000 PM CDT.

$$
Forecaster Franklin