ZCZC MIATCPAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE ADVISORY NUMBER 12 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 11 AM EDT FRI SEP 14 2001 ...GABRIELLE MAKES LANDFALL NEAR VENICE FLORIDA... AT 11 AM EDT...15000...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS EXTENDED NORTH OF ST. AUGUSTINE TO BRUNSWICK GEORGIA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF JUPITER INLET FLORIDA TO BRUNSWICK GEORGIA. TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT ALONG THE FLORIDA WEST COAST FROM FLAMINGO TO THE MOUTH OF THE SUWANNEE RIVER...AND IN THE FLORIDA KEYS FROM CRAIG KEY WESTWARD TO THE DRY TORTUGAS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LAKE OKEECHOBEE. THESE WARNINGS MAY BE LOWERED LATER TODAY. AT 11 AM EDT...THE HURRICANE WATCH FOR THE FLORIDA WEST COAST IS DISCONTINUED. AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.2 WEST OR ABOUT 25 MILES...40 KM...NORTHEAST OF SARASOTA FLORIDA. GABRIELLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/HR... AND A GENERAL NORTHEASTERLY MOTION AT A SOMEWHAT SLOWER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS MOTION SHOULD BRING THE CENTER ACROSS THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA TODAY AND TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH... 95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS GABRIELLE CROSSES THE FLORIDA PENINSULA. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 145 MILES...230 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE AUTOMATED STATION AT VENICE FLORIDA RECENTLY REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 58 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 73 MPH. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 986 MB...29.12 INCHES. THE AUTOMATED STATION AT VENICE REPORTED A PRESSURE OF 983.2 MB...29.03 INCHES...AS THE CENTER MADE LANDFALL. RAINFALLS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY OVER PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN RAINBANDS OVER THE SOUTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA AND KEYS. 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 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL IS LIKELY NEAR AND TO THE SOUTH OF WHERE THE CENTER CROSSES THE COAST. STORM SURGE FLOODING IN THE FORECAST RANGE HAS BEEN REPORTED IN NORTHWEST COLLIER AND LEE COUNTIES. THERE IS THE RISK OF ISOLATED TORNADOES OVER THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA AND THE FLORIDA KEYS TODAY. A TORNADO WAS RECENTLY REPORTED NEAR EAU GALLIE FLORIDA. REPEATING THE 11 AM EDT POSITION...27.6 N... 82.2 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 15 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 60 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 986 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 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 5 PM EDT. FORECASTER BEVEN NNNN