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TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT ADVISORY NUMBER   6
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 PM EDT WED SEP 12 2001

...HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDCATES THAT THE DEPRESSION REMAINS 
WEAK AND IS MOVING LITTLE...
 
INTERESTS IN FLORIDA AND THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO SHOULD CLOSELY
MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.
 
AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.8 WEST OR ABOUT
260 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF NAPLES FLORIDA.

THE DEPRESSION IS DRIFTING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST.  VERY LITTLE 
MOTION IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  CONDITIONS ARE BECOMING MORE FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND 
THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM ON THURSDAY.
 
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE 
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 1005 MB...29.68 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 PM EDT POSITION...25.2 N... 85.8 W.  MOVEMENT
DRIFTING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 35 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 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 AM EDT...THURSDAY.
 
FORECASTER FRANKLIN
 
 
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