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TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWELVE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  8A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
8 AM EDT WED SEP 20 2000

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION REMAINS WEAK... 
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE PROVINCES OF THE ISLE
OF YOUTH...HAVANA...THE CITY OF HAVANA...AND PINAR DEL RIO.  THE
TROPICAL STORM WARNING WILL LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED IN THE NEXT
FEW HOURS.
 
AT 8 AM EDT...1200Z...THE POORLY DEFINED CENTER OF THE TROPICAL
DEPRESSION WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE  84.0
WEST OR ABOUT 65 MILES...105 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SAN
ANTONIO ON THE WESTERN TIP OF CUBA.
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH
...26 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH... 45 KM/HR...CONFINED TO A
FEW SQUALLS.  A NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE IS CURRENTLY ENROUTE TO
THE DEPRESSION TO SEE IF A CLOSED CIRCULATION STILL EXISTS.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1010 MB...29.83 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 8 AM EDT POSITION...21.5 N... 84.0 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 30 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1010 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 BEVEN
 
 
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