ZCZC MIATCMAT1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM TROPICAL STORM FRANCES FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 6 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL AL0698 0300Z THU SEP 10 1998 A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE GULF OF MEXICO COAST FROM HIGH ISLAND TEXAS TO TAMPICO MEXICO. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT FROM HIGH ISLAND TO THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 23.5N 95.5W AT 10/0300Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 120 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT NEARLY STATIONARY ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 994 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT 34 KT.......250NE 25SE 120SW 150NW 12 FT SEAS..250NE 25SE 120SW 150NW ALL QUADRANT RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 23.5N 95.5W AT 10/0300Z AT 10/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 23.5N 95.5W FORECAST VALID 10/1200Z 23.5N 95.5W MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT 34 KT...250NE 50SE 120SW 150NW FORECAST VALID 11/0000Z 24.0N 96.5W MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT 50 KT... 30NE 30SE 30SW 30NW 34 KT...250NE 50SE 120SW 150NW FORECAST VALID 11/1200Z 24.5N 97.5W MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT 50 KT... 30NE 30SE 30SW 30NW 34 KT...250NE 50SE 120SW 150NW REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 23.5N 95.5W EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE OUTLOOK VALID 12/0000Z 25.3N 98.5W...INLAND MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT OUTLOOK VALID 13/0000Z 26.0N 100.0W...INLAND MAX WIND 20 KT...GUSTS 30 KT NEXT ADVISORY AT 10/0900Z AVILA STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT1 AND WMO HEADER WTNT71 KNHC. NNNN