ZCZC MIATCPAT1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM ALEX ADVISORY NUMBER 9 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 11 AM AST WED JUL 29 1998 ...TROPICAL STORM ALEX OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC CONTINUES WESTWARD... AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALEX WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 41.3 WEST OR ABOUT 1225 MILES ...1975 KM...EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES. ALEX IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 20 MPH ...32 KM/HR. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARDS THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH... 65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES. REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...14.1 N... 41.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 20 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM AST. GUINEY/LAWRENCE STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT1 AND WMO HEADER WTNT71 KNHC. NNNN