ZCZC MIATCPAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN 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 NNNN