ZCZC MIATCMAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 2 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL AL0898 0300Z FRI SEP 18 1998 A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO COAST FROM SARGENT TEXAS TO GRAND ISLE LOUISIANA. SMALL CRAFT FROM SARGENT TO PORT ARANSAS TEXAS AND FROM GRAND ISLE TO THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION CENTER LOCATED NEAR 26.4N 92.2W AT 18/0300Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 60 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST OR 220 DEGREES AT 4 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1000 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT ALL QUADRANT RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 26.4N 92.2W AT 18/0300Z AT 18/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 26.5N 92.1W FORECAST VALID 18/1200Z 26.2N 92.3W MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT 34 KT... 60NE 60SE 60SW 60NW FORECAST VALID 19/0000Z 26.6N 92.4W MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT 34 KT... 75NE 75SE 60SW 75NW FORECAST VALID 19/1200Z 27.3N 92.5W MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT 34 KT...100NE 100SE 60SW 75NW REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 26.4N 92.2W EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE OUTLOOK VALID 20/0000Z 28.7N 92.3W MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT 50 KT... 30NE 30SE 30SW 30NW OUTLOOK VALID 21/0000Z 31.5N 90.5W...INLAND MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT NEXT ADVISORY AT 18/0900Z RAPPAPORT STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT3 AND WMO HEADER WTNT73 KNHC. NNNN