ZCZC MIATCPAT2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWELVE ADVISORY NUMBER 6 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 10 PM CDT THU SEP 04 2003 ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWELVE GETTING A LITTLE BETTER ORGANIZED... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COAST OF FLORIDA FROM ENGLEWOOD NORTHWARD TO THE AUCILLA RIVER. AT 10 PM CDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWELVE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.5 WEST OR ABOUT 185 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF BAYPORT FLORIDA. THIS IS ALSO ABOUT 145 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA.. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NEAR 7 MPH. A GRADUAL TURN TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER. THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM ON FRIDAY. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES. MOST OF THE HEAVY RAINS WITH THE DEPRESSION ARE LOCATED WELL TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER...AND THESE RAINS ARE ALREADY AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA GULF COAST. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE DEPRESSION. DUE TO SATURATED GROUND CONDITIONS AND HIGH RIVER STAGES...THESE HEAVY RAINS COULD RESULT IN EXTREME FLOODING. COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE SOUTH OF WHERE THE CENTER MAKES LANDFALL. REPEATING THE 10 PM CDT POSITION...27.7 N... 85.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...EAST NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1 AM CDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 4 AM CDT. FORECASTER STEWART NNNN
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