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TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIX INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 1A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
7 PM CDT TUE SEP 08 1998
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST OF TEXAS FROM
HIGH ISLAND TO BROWNSVILLE.  A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. 
INTERESTS IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD HEED THE ADVICE FROM LOCAL
OFFICIALS AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES.
 
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT FROM HIGH ISLAND TO THE MOUTH OF
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
 
AT 7 PM CDT...0000Z...THE POORLY DEFINED CENTER OF THE TROPICAL
DEPRESSION WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE  94.5
WEST OR ABOUT 240 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS.   
 
THERE IS LITTLE MOVEMENT EVIDENT THIS EVENING.  A GENERAL MOTION
TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY.  THIS
COULD BRING THE DEPRESSION CLOSER TO THE TEXAS COAST ON WEDNESDAY. 
HOWEVER STEERING CURRENTS ARE WEAK AND THERE IS CONSIDERABLE
UNCERTAINTY CONCERNING THE FUTURE TRACK OF THIS POORLY ORGANIZED
SYSTEM.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS MAINLY TO
THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER.  THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A
TROPICAL STORM ON WEDNESDAY. 
 
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY A RECONNAISSANCE PLANE WAS
999 MB...29.50 INCHES.

OUTER RAINBANDS WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS ARE ALREADY AFFECTING THE
COASTAL SECTIONS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA. 

REPEATING THE 7 PM CDT POSITION...25.5 N... 94.5 W.  MOVEMENT...VERY
LITTLE MOVEMENT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 35 M PH.  MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE... 999 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
10 PM CDT.
 
LAWRENCE
 
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