ZCZC MIATCPAT1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM ALEX ADVISORY NUMBER 16 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 AM AST FRI JUL 31 1998 AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALEX WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 48.9 WEST OR ABOUT 800 MILES...1300 KM...EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS. ALEX IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH ...20 KM/HR... AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH... 85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 145 MILES ...230 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...16.2 N... 48.9 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST. LAWRENCE STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT1 AND WMO HEADER WTNT71 KNHC. NNNN