ZCZC MIATCPAT2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO ADVISORY NUMBER 3 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 AM AST THU AUG 20 1998 A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS OF ANTIGUA..BARBUDA...ANGUILLA...ST. MAARTEN...SABA...AND ST. EUSTATIUS. AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 53.6 WEST OR ABOUT 525 MILES...850 KM...EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH ...26 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE DEPRESSION IS FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM TODAY. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES. OUTER RAINBANDS OF THE DEPRESSION ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SPREADING OVER PORTIONS OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS THIS MORNING. REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...16.8 N... 53.6 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 8 AM AST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 AM AST. RAPPAPORT STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT2 AND WMO HEADER WTNT72 KNHC. NNNN