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ZCZC MIATCPAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM COR BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE ADVISORY NUMBER 3 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 4 AM CDT THU AUG 19 1999 ...CORRECTION FOR PARAGRAPH TWO AND THREE... ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE DRIFTING WESTWARD... A U.S. AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE THE DEPRESSION LATER THIS MORNING. ALL INTERESTS IN THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM. AT 4 AM CDT...0900Z...THE POORLY-DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 93.8 WEST OR ABOUT 300 MILES...500 KM...SOUTHEAST OF TAMPICO MEXICO. THE DEPRESSION IS DRIFTING TOWARD THE WEST...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES. REPEATING THE 4 AM CDT POSITION...19.9 N... 93.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 2 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 10 AM CDT. GUINEY STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT3 AND WMO HEADER WTNT73 KNHC. NNNN