ZCZC MIATCPAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE ADVISORY NUMBER 1 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 10 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 1998 ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS IN WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO... AT 10 AM CDT...1500Z...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE TEXAS COAST FROM BROWNSVILLE TO HIGH ISLAND. SMALL CRAFT WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM HIGH ISLAND TO THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. AT 10 AM CDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.4 WEST OR ABOUT 185 MILES...300 KM...EAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH ...20 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE TEXAS COAST EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE DEPRESSION IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM BEFORE REACHING THE COAST. PREPARATIONS FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR ALL INTERESTS IN THE WARNING AREA. WATER LEVELS ALONG THE TEXAS COAST ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES NEAR AND TO THE NORTH OF WHERE THE CENTER CROSSES THE COAST. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT WEATHER CONDITIONS IN YOUR AREA ARE CONTAINED IN PRODUCTS BEING ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE. REPEATING THE 10 AM CDT POSITION...25.6 N... 94.4 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1 PM CDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 4 PM CDT. LAWRENCE STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT3 AND WMO HEADER WTNT73 KNHC. NNNN