ZCZC MIATCPAT2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN ADVISORY NUMBER 1 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 11 AM AST TUE SEP 15 1998 ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS IN THE FAR EASTERN ATLANTIC... SATELLITE IMAGES AND SHIP REPORTS INDICATE THAT A TROPICAL DEPRESSION HAS DEVELOPED IN THE EASTERN ATLANTIC FROM A TROPICAL WAVE THAT MOVED OFF THE AFRICAN COAST A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 9.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 25.9 WEST OR ABOUT 400 MILES....660 KM...SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 21 MPH ...33 KM/HR ...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. CONDITIONS APPEAR TO BE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEPRESSION TO STRENGTHEN INTO A TROPICAL STORM WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES. REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION... 9.0 N... 25.9 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 21 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM AST. AVILA STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT2 AND WMO HEADER WTNT72 KNHC. NNNN