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TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE ADVISORY NUMBER  13
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM EDT FRI SEP 14 2001

...GABRIELLE CONTINUING NORTHEASTWARD AND WEAKENING OVER FLORIDA...
 
AT 5 PM EDT...2100 UTC...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE DISCONTINUED
FOR THE FLORIDA WEST COAST AND FLORIDA KEYS.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE EAST COAST OF
FLORIDA AND GEORGIA FROM NORTH OF JUPITER INLET FLORIDA TO BRUNSWICK
GEORGIA.
 
AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE  81.6 WEST OR NEAR
ORLANDO FLORIDA.
 
GABRIELLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR...
AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24
HOURS.  THIS MOTION SHOULD BRING THE CENTER ACROSS THE CENTRAL
AND NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA PENINSULA TONIGHT.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  45 MPH... 75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  FURTHER WEAKENING IS LIKELY WHILE THE CENTER CROSSES THE
FLORIDA PENINSULA.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 145 MILES
...230 KM FROM THE CENTER...MAINLY IN SQUALLS OVER THE COASTAL
WATERS.  THE AUTOMATED STATION AT ST. AUGUSTINE FLORIDA RECENTLY
REPORTED A WIND GUST TO 57 MPH.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  994 MB...29.35 INCHES.
ORLANDO RECENTLY REPORTED A PRESSURE OF 994.9 MB...29.38 INCHES.
 
RAINFALLS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY
OVER PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA.
CONSULT STATEMENTS FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICES AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICES FOR DETAILS ON POSSIBLE
FLOODING RESULTING FROM THE RAINS.

STORM SURGE FLOODING ALONG PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA WEST COAST SHOULD 
DIMINISH TONIGHT.  STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 1 TO 2 FT ABOVE NORMAL IS
POSSIBLE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA EAST COAST IN AREAS OF
ONSHORE FLOW.

THERE IS THE RISK OF ISOLATED TORNADOES OVER THE EXTREME
NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA PENINSULA EARLY TONIGHT.
 
REPEATING THE 5 PM EDT POSITION...28.6 N... 81.6 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 12 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 45 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 994 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 8 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 PM EDT.
 
FORECASTER BEVEN
 
 
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