ZCZC MIATCPAT1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM ALEX ADVISORY NUMBER 23 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 11 PM AST SAT AUG 01 1998 AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALEX WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 57.6 WEST OR ABOUT 360 MILES...575 KM...EAST OF THE NORTHEASTERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. ALEX IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/HR... AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. ON THIS COURSE...THE ROUGH WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH ALEX SHOULD PASS TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH... 85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1012 MB...29.88 INCHES. REPEATING THE 11 PM AST POSITION...19.1 N... 57.6 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1012 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM AST...SUNDAY. RAPPAPORT STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT1 AND WMO HEADER WTNT71 KNHC. NNNN