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TROPICAL DEPRESSION HELENE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  17A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1 PM CDT FRI SEP 22 2000
 
...HELENE WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION...HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT
CONTINUES...

ALL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE DISCONTINUED.  SMALL CRAFT FROM
DESTIN FLORIDA TO THE MOUTH OF THE AUCILLA RIVER FLORIDA SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE.
 
AT 1 PM CDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION HELENE
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE  85.4 WEST
OR ABOUT 20 MILES NORTH OF DOTHAN ALABAMA.
 
HELENE IS NOW MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH SOME ADDITIONAL INCREASE
IN FORWARD SPEED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR  35 MPH...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS...MAINLY IN SQUALLS TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER. 
FURTHER WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1010 MB...29.82 INCHES.
 
STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 1 TO 3 FT ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS SHOULD
DIMINISH TODAY.
 
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER
AMOUNTS...ARE LIKELY ALONG THE PATH OF HELENE.  HEAVY RAINS SHOULD
CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES TODAY AND
SATURDAY.  TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA HAS REPORTED 7.75 INCHES OF RAIN
SINCE MIDNIGHT.
 
THERE IS A THREAT OF ISOLATED TORNADOES OVER PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE...NORTH FLORIDA...AND SOUTH GEORGIA TODAY.
 
REPEATING THE 1 PM CDT POSITION...31.6 N... 85.4 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 16 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 35 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
4 PM CDT.
 
FORECASTER BEVEN
 
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