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TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWELVE ADVISORY NUMBER  12
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
4 AM CDT THU SEP 21 2000

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION SLOWS DOWN...
 
INTERESTS IN THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO SHOULD MONITOR
THE PROGRESS OF THIS DEPRESSION.
 
AT 4 AM CDT...0900Z...THE POORLY DEFINED CENTER OF THE TROPICAL
DEPRESSION WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE  87.1
WEST OR ABOUT 370 MILES SOUTH OF PENSACOLA FLORIDA.
 
THE DEPRESSION HAS DECREASE ITS FORWARD SPEED AND IS NOW MOVING
TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH. THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  30 MPH... 45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.  
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES. AN AIR
FORCE RECONNAISSANCE PLANE WILL CHECK THE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN THE
NEXT FEW HOURS TO DETERMINE THE INTENSITY AND LOCATION. 
 
REPEATING THE 4 AM CDT POSITION...25.1 N... 87.1 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 
30 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 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
10 AM CDT.
 
FORECASTER AVILA
 
 
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