ZCZC MIATCPAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN ADVISORY NUMBER 3 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 11 AM EDT THU OCT 22 1998 ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION MOVING SLOWLY... AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE POORLY-DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN WAS ESTIMATED FROM SATELLITE PICTURES AND OBSERVATIONS FROM A SHIP TO BE LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.0 NORTH ...LONGITUDE 78.0 WEST OR ABOUT 420 MILES...675 KM...SOUTH- SOUTHWEST OF KINGSTON JAMAICA. THE DEPRESSION HAS BEEN NEARLY STATIONARY FOR THE PAST FEW HOURS BUT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN MOVING SLOWLY TOWARD THE WEST OR NORTHWEST LATER TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST...AND THE DEPRESSION WILL LIKELY BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB...29.56 INCHES. ALL INTERESTS IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS TROPICAL DEPRESSION...AS WATCHES OR WARNINGS COULD BE REQUIRED FOR A PORTION OF THE AREA LATER TODAY. REPEATING THE 11 AM EDT POSITION...12.0 N... 78.0 W. MOVEMENT ...NEARLY STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM EDT. RAPPAPORT STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT3 AND WMO HEADER WTNT73 KNHC. NNNN