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TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT ADVISORY NUMBER   7
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM EDT THU SEP 13 2001

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT NEARLY STATINONARY AND BECOMING 
BETTER ORGANIZED...
 
INTERESTS IN FLORIDA AND THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO SHOULD CLOSELY
MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.
 
AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...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 NEARLY STATIONARY...BUT A SLOW DRIFT TO THE 
WEST OR NORTHWEST MAY RESUME LATER TODAY.  HOWEVER...STEERING 
CURRENTS ARE WEAK AND SOME ERRATIC MOTION MAY ALSO OCCUR.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS
AND THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 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 5 AM EDT POSITION...25.2 N... 85.8 W.  MOVEMENT
...NEARLY STATIONARY.  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 11 AM EDT.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
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