ZCZC MIATCPAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM COR BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE ADVISORY NUMBER 10 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 11 PM EDT THU SEP 13 2001 ...CORRECTED TO ADD HEADLINE... ...ERIN MOVING ERRATICALLY NORTHEASTWARD...WATCH FOR FLORIDA EAST COAST... AT 11 PM EDT...0300 UTC...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA EAST COAST FROM NORTH OF JUPITER INLET TO ST. AUGUSTINE. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS FROM CRAIG KEY WESTWARD TO THE DRY TORTUGAS...INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY...AND FOR THE FLORIDA WEST COAST FROM FLAMINGO NORTHWARD TO THE MOUTH OF THE SUWANNEE RIVER. A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA WEST COAST FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO TARPON SPRINGS. AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.0 WEST OR ABOUT 145 MILES...235 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF NAPLES FLORIDA. GABRIELLE IS MOVING ERRATICALLY TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 5 MPH ... 7 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS MOTION COULD BRING THE CENTER NEAR THE FLORIDA WEST COAST LATE FRIDAY OR FRIDAY NIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH... 85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS... AND THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR GABRIELLE TO BE A HURRICANE WHEN IT REACHES THE COAST. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 145 MILES ...230 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 997 MB...29.44 INCHES. RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH GABRIELLE ARE SPREADING OVER PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA AND THE KEYS. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...LOCALLY IN EXCESS OF 10 INCHES...IS LIKELY OVER PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA AND KEYS DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. SOME PARTS OF SOUTH AND CENTRAL FLORIDA ARE ALREADY SATURATED...AND THERE IS A SERIOUS FLOOD THREAT IN THESE AREAS. CONSULT STATEMENTS FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICES FOR DETAILS. STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL IS LIKELY NEAR AND TO THE SOUTH OF WHERE THE CENTER CROSSES THE COAST. THERE IS THE RISK OF ISOLATED TORNADOES OVER THE FLORIDA PENINSULA AND THE KEYS. REPEATING THE 11 PM EDT POSITION...25.5 N... 84.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 5 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 997 MB. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 2 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 5 AM EDT...FRIDAY. FORECASTER BEVEN NNNN