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TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM EDT WED SEP 12 2001

...DEPRESSION BECOMING A LITTLE BETTER ORGANIZED...

INTERESTS IN FLORIDA AND THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO SHOULD CLOSELY
MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.
 
AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.5 NORTH...  LONGITUDE 85.4 WEST OR ABOUT
230 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF NAPLES FLORIDA.

THE DEPRESSION HAS BEEN MEANDERING...AND LITTLE OVERALL MOVEMENT IS 
EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
AN AIR FORCE PLANE IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THE DEPRESSION...AND 
WILL GIVE A MORE PRECISE ESTIMATE OF THE STRENGTH OF THE SYSTEM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 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 5 PM EDT POSITION...25.5 N...  85.4 W.  MOVEMENT
NEARLY STATIONARY.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 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 11 PM EDT.
 
FORECASTER PASCH
 
 
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