ZCZC MIATCPEP4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE LESTER INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 18A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 AM PDT MON OCT 19 1998 ...LESTER CONTINUES TOWARD THE WEST... A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN COAST OF MEXICO WEST OF ACAPULCO TO PUNTA SAN TELMO. AT 5 AM PDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE LESTER WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 101.3 WEST OR ABOUT 225 MILES ...365 KM...SOUTH OF ZIHUATANEJO MEXICO. LESTER IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH ...15 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MPH...145 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES... 35 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 980 MB...28.94 INCHES. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHERN MEXICO DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. THESE RAINS COULD PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. SMALL CRAFT ALONG THE COAST OF SOUTHERN MEXICO FROM SALINA CRUZ TO ZIHUATANEJO SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE. REPEATING THE 5 AM PDT POSITION...14.3 N...101.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD ...WEST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 980 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 8 AM PDT. PASCH/GUINEY NNNN