Tropical Storm Nine

Forecast Advisory 3

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WTNT34 KNHC 121447
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE ADVISORY NUMBER 3
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
10 AM CDT THU SEP 12 2002

...DEPRESSION HAS BEEN NEARLY STATIONARY...READY TO MOVE
NORTHWARD...

AT 10 AM CDT...1500 UTC...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS EFFECT FROM THE
SUWANEE RIVER FLORIDA WESTWARD TO JUST EAST OF PASCAGOULA
MISSISSIPPI. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED LATER
TODAY.

AT 10 AM CDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.7 WEST OR ABOUT
215 MILES SOUTH OF PENSACOLA FLORIDA.

THE DEPRESSION HAS BEEN MEANDERING DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS BUT A
SLOW NORTHWARD MOTION SHOULD BEGIN SOON.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. A
RECONNAISSANCE PLANE IN CURRENTLY CHECKING THE SYSTEM.

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE PLANE IS
1003 MB...29.62 INCHES.

HEAVY RAINS ARE OCCURRING OVER PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA
...WELL TO THE EAST OF THE DEPRESSION CENTER. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...LOCALLY HIGHER...ARE LIKELY.

REPEATING THE 10 AM CDT POSITION...27.3 N... 86.7 W. MOVEMENT
...STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 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 1 PM CDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 4 PM
CDT.

FORECASTER AVILA