ZCZC MIATCMAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM HURRICANE MITCH SPECIAL FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 15 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL AL1398 1200Z SUN OCT 25 1998 AT 7 AM AST...1200Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WATCH FOR THE CAYMAN ISLANDS. A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JAMAICA AND A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN CUBA FROM CAMAGUEY TO GUANTANAMO. HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 16.2N 79.5W AT 25/1200Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 20 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST OR 295 DEGREES AT 6 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 945 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT WITH GUSTS TO 135 KT 64 KT....... 50NE 50SE 40SW 40NW 50 KT....... 90NE 90SE 60SW 60NW 34 KT.......125NE 125SE 100SW 100NW 12 FT SEAS..300NE 300SE 200SW 300NW ALL QUADRANT RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 16.2N 79.5W AT 25/1200Z AT 25/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 15.9N 78.9W FORECAST VALID 25/1800Z 16.4N 80.1W MAX WIND 115 KT...GUSTS 140 KT 64 KT... 50NE 50SE 50SW 50NW 50 KT... 90NE 90SE 90SW 90NW 34 KT...125NE 125SE 125SW 125NW FORECAST VALID 26/0600Z 16.7N 81.0W MAX WIND 120 KT...GUSTS 145 KT 64 KT... 50NE 50SE 50SW 50NW 50 KT... 90NE 90SE 90SW 90NW 34 KT...125NE 125SE 125SW 125NW FORECAST VALID 26/1800Z 17.0N 81.7W MAX WIND 120 KT...GUSTS 145 KT 64 KT... 50NE 50SE 50SW 50NW 50 KT... 90NE 90SE 90SW 90NW 34 KT...125NE 125SE 125SW 125NW REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 16.2N 79.5W EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE OUTLOOK VALID 27/0600Z 17.3N 82.5W MAX WIND 120 KT...GUSTS 145 KT 50 KT... 90NE 90SE 90SW 90NW OUTLOOK VALID 28/0600Z 17.5N 83.5W MAX WIND 120 KT...GUSTS 145 KT 50 KT... 90NE 90SE 90SW 90NW NEXT ADVISORY AT 25/1500Z MAYFIELD STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT3 AND WMO HEADER WTNT73 KNHC. NNNN