Tropical Storm Dolly continues to move toward the Texas-Mexico border

Tropical Storm Dolly continues to move toward the Texas-Mexico border. As of 0900 UTC on 22 July 2008, the storm was located approximately 295 mi/475 km southeast of Brownsville, Texas, and was moving west-northwest at 15 mph/13 kt. The storm has maximum sustained winds of 58 mph/50 kt with higher gusts. According to meteorologists at Wilkens Weather Technologies, the storm is expected to strengthen to hurricane status on 22 July and make landfall near Brownsville late on 22 July or early on 23 July. Texas authorities have mobilized 1,200 National Guard troops and are readying evacuation plans. The hurricane will likely pass south of major oil installations in the Gulf of Mexico. Shell Oil and Chevron have evacuated workers from platforms in the western Gulf. The storm has not affected production at Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) facilities.