ZCZC MIATCPAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 1A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 1998 ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION IN WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO... 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. AIRCRAFT RECONNAISSANCE REPORTS THAT THE DEPRESSION CENTER HAS NOT MOVED MUCH DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS. SATELLITE PICTURES SUGGEST THAT THE CENTER COULD BE REFORMING TO THE NORTH. AT 1 PM CDT... 1800Z...THE CENTER OF THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS ESTIMATED TO BE LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.0 WEST OR ABOUT 210 MILES...340 KM...EAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. THE DEPRESSION IS FORECAST TO MOVE TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE TEXAS COAST EARLY SATURDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE DEPRESSION IS ON THE THRESHOLD OF BECOMING A TROPICAL STORM AND WILL PROBABLY BE UPGRADED TO A STORM AT 5 PM. 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 1008 MB...29.77 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 1 PM CDT POSITION...25.7 N... 94.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 4 PM CDT. LAWRENCE NNNN