Tropical Depression TWELVE

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWELVE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   4A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1 PM CDT THU SEP 04 2003
 
...DEPRESSION BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COAST OF FLORIDA
FROM ENGLEWOOD NORTHWARD TO INDIAN PASS.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
AT 1 PM CDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWELVE WAS
RE-LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.8 NORTH... LONGITUDE 86.3 WEST OR ABOUT
150 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA.
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING EAST AT 5  MPH.  A MOTION TO THE
EAST-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  THE DEPRESSION IS BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED AND COULD BECOME
A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.
 
MOST OF THE HEAVY RAINS WITH THE DEPRESSION ARE LOCATED WELL TO THE
EAST OF THE CENTER. THESE RAINS ARE ALREADY AFFECTING PORTIONS OF
THE FLORIDA GULF COAST.  RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10
INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED IN
ASSOCIATION WITH THE DEPRESSION.
 
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 1 PM CDT POSITION...27.8 N... 86.3 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...EAST NEAR 5 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 35 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 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 4 PM CDT.
 
FORECASTER FRANKLIN
 
 
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