ZCZC MIATCPAT3 ALL
TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM COR
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   9A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
8 PM EDT THU SEP 13 2001

...GABRIELLE DRIFTING SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD...FLOOD THREAT 
INCREASING...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS 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 IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA
WEST COAST FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO TARPON SPRINGS.  WARNINGS OR WATCHES
MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA EAST
COAST.

AT 8 PM EDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.3 WEST OR ABOUT
165 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF NAPLES FLORIDA.

GABRIELLE IS CURRENTLY DRIFTING NORTHEASTWARD.  A SLOW NORTHEASTWARD
MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  ON THIS TRACK THE
CENTER WILL BE APPROACHING THE WEST-CENTRAL COAST OF FLORIDA ON 
FRIDAY.  HOWEVER...A MORE NORTHWARD MOTION REMAINS POSSIBLE.  EVEN
IF THE CENTER REMAINS OFFSHORE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...HEAVY
RAINS AND INCREASING WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WARNING AREAS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  50 MPH... 85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  GABRIELLE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A HURRICANE WHEN IT 
REACHES THE COAST.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES
...185 KM...MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER.
 
AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE RECENTLY REPORTED THAT THE 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  996 MB...29.41 INCHES.
 
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 8 PM EDT POSITION...25.5 N... 84.3 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...DRIFTING NORTHEAST.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 50 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 998 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 PM EDT.

FORECASTER BEVEN
 
NNNN