ZCZC MIATCPAT1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIX ADVISORY NUMBER 1 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 4 PM CDT TUE SEP 08 1998 ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO... AT 4 PM CDT...2100Z....A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST OF TEXAS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO BROWNSVILLE. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. INTERESTS IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD HEED THE ADVICE FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT FROM HIGH ISLAND TO THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. AT 4 PM CDT...2100Z...THE POORLY DEFINED CENTER OF THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.8 WEST OR ABOUT 220 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK THIS SYSTEM WILL BE APPROACHING THE TEXAS COAST ON WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS MAINLY TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER. THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM ON WEDNESDAY. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY A RECONNAISSANCE PLANE WAS 999 MB...29.50 INCHES. OUTER RAINBANDS WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS ARE ALREADY AFFECTING THE COASTAL SECTIONS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA. REPEATING THE 4 PM CDT POSITION...25.6 N... 94.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 999 MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 7 PM CDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 10 PM CDT. AVILA STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT1 AND WMO HEADER WTNT71 KNHC. NNNN