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TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT ADVISORY NUMBER   4
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 AM EDT WED SEP 12 2001

...DEPRESSION MOVING SLOWLY... 
 
INTERESTS IN FLORIDA AND THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO SHOULD CLOSELY
MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.

SATELLITE IMAGES AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT THE 
DEPRESSION HAS NOT YET STRENGTHENED.
 
AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE BROAD CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.9 WEST OR ABOUT
255 MILES WEST OF NAPLES FLORIDA.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 5 MPH ...  7
KM/HR...AND A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  HOWEVER...SOME ERRATIC MOTION IS POSSIBLE TODAY 
AND TONIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  30 MPH... 45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 
HOURS.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE
FLORIDA PENINSULA DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.  CONSULT STATEMENTS 
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON THE RAINFALL POTENTIAL.
   
REPEATING THE 11 AM EDT POSITION...25.7 N... 85.9 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR  5 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 30 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 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
5 PM EDT.

FORECASTER PASCH
 
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