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TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT ADVISORY NUMBER 1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM EDT TUE SEP 11 2001
...NEW TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS OVER THE SOUTHEAST GULF OF
MEXICO...
INTERESTS IN FLORIDA AND THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO SHOULD MONITOR
THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT THE BROAD
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GULF HAS BECOME BETTER-ORGANIZED...AND
IS NOW A TROPICAL DEPRESSION.
AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.2 WEST OR ABOUT
170 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF KEY WEST FLORIDA.
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH
...AND A SLOW WEST-SOUTHWEST OR WESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED 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 THROUGH
TONIGHT.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1010 MB...29.83 INCHES.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE
FLORIDA PENINSULA OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. CONSULT STATEMENTS ISSUED
BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON THE RAINFALL POTENTIAL.
REPEATING THE 5 PM EDT POSITION...25.5 N... 84.2 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 30 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1010 MB.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM EDT.
FORECASTER PASCH
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