ZCZC MIATCPAT1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM ALEX ADVISORY NUMBER 12 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 AM AST THU JUL 30 1998 ...ALEX NOT BECOMING ANY BETTER-ORGANIZED... AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALEX WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 44.8 WEST OR ABOUT 1000 MILES...1600 KM...EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES. ALEX IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH... 65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...AND LITTLE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS LIKELY TODAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES ...185 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...14.5 N... 44.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 15 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST. PASCH STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT1 AND WMO HEADER WTNT71 KNHC. NNNN