ZCZC MIATCPAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN ADVISORY NUMBER 1 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 11 PM EDT WED OCT 21 1998 ...HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE FINDS THE THIRTEENTH TROPICAL DEPRESSION OF THE SEASON... DATA FROM A HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE INDICATES THAT THE TROPICAL WAVE WHICH HAS BEEN MOVING WESTWARD THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN SEA FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS HAS BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION. AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF THE NEWLY FORMED TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.9 WEST OR ABOUT 360 MILES...580 KM...SOUTH OF KINGSTON JAMAICA. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH ...15 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS WITH A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST THEREAFTER. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN A SMALL AREA NEAR THE CENTER. THE DEPRESSION IS FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM ON THURSDAY. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY A HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE WAS 1001 MB...29.56 INCHES. ALL INTERESTS IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS DEVELOPING TROPICAL DEPRESSION. REPEATING THE 11 PM EDT POSITION...12.8 N... 77.9 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM EDT...THURSDAY. AVILA STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT3 AND WMO HEADER WTNT73 KNHC. NNNN