ZCZC MIATCPAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN 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 NNNN