ZCZC MIATCPAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN 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 NNNN