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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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