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TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO ADVISORY NUMBER   1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM EDT SUN AUG 04 2002
 
...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS IN NORTH-CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO...
 
AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE  88.5 WEST OR ABOUT
85 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF BILOXI MISSISSIPPI.
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR  6 MPH AND A TURN 
TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED AS THE DEPRESSION MOVES 
ONSHORE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  
LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1013 MB...29.91 INCHES.
 
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE WESTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN 
LOUISIANA.  

A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH WILL BE POSTED FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE 
WESTWARD TO SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA.  CONSULT YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL 
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
 
REPEATING THE 5 PM EDT POSITION...29.0 N... 88.5 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR  6 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 30 MPH.  
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1013 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 
11 PM EDT.
 
FORECASTER LAWRENCE
 
 
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