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TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT ADVISORY NUMBER   3
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM EDT WED SEP 12 2001

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION GETTING A LITTLE BETTER ORGANIZED OVER THE 
SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO...
 
INTERESTS IN FLORIDA AND THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO SHOULD CLOSELY 
MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.
 
AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT 
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE  85.8 WEST OR 
ABOUT 250 MILES WEST OF NAPLES FLORIDA.
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR  6 MPH AND A SLOW 
TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATER TODAY.  
HOWEVER...SOME ERRATIC MOTION MAY ALSO OCCUR DUE TO THE WEAK 
STEERING CURRENTS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  30 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS... 
MAINLY SOUTH OF THE CENTER.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST 
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES.
 
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE
FLORIDA PENINSULA DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.  CONSULT STATEMENTS 
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON THE RAINFALL POTENTIAL.
 
REPEATING THE 5 AM EDT POSITION...25.7 N... 85.8 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR  6 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 30 MPH.  
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER 
AT 11 AM EDT.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
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