THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Monday, October 28, 1996 TAG: 9610280041
SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A3 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY STEVE STONE, STAFF WRITER
LENGTH: 32 lines
The National Hurricane Center washed its hands of Tropical Storm Lili late Saturday, leaving the storm to European forecasters who will track its arrival there.
The transfer came as Lili was rapidly losing its tropical elements, but still holding together.
``Lili is going to be blowing through the British Isles, not as a tropical storm, but nevertheless as a storm that will bring some high winds, maybe 50 to 60 mph,'' said meteorologist Bill Kneeley of the Weather Channel in Atlanta.
The center of the storm is expected to pass just north of Ireland this morning, but its winds and rain will overspread most of the British Isles.
In the meantime, forecasters at the Hurricane Center are keeping tabs on a westward-moving tropical wave that was approaching the Lesser Antilles on Sunday night.
``Satellite images and surface observations show that this system is accompanied by a broad area of low pressure,'' said Richard Pasch of the Hurricane Center. ``However, upper-level winds do not appear to be favorable for significant development at this time.'' ILLUSTRATION: TRACKER'S GUIDE
STEVE STONE
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