ZCZC MIATCPEP4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM...COR BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM LESTER ADVISORY NUMBER 6 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 2 AM PDT FRI OCT 16 1998 ..COR TO WARNING POINTS... ...LESTER HEADING FOR THE MEXICAN COAST... AT 2 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS ISSUED A A HURRICANE WARNING FROM PUERTO ARISTA TO PUNTA MALDONALDO. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT EAST OF PUNTA ARISTA MEXICO TO SIPICATE GUATEMALA INTERESTS FROM PUNTA MALDONALDO TO ZIHUATANEJO SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF LESTER. AT 2 AM PDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LESTER WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 93.8 WEST OR ABOUT 105 MILES...170 KM...WEST SOUTHWEST OF TAPACHULA MEXICO. LESTER IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH ...13 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK THE CENTER OF LESTER SHOULD BE GRADUALLY APPROACHING THE COAST WITHIN THE WARNING AREA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND LESTER IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE COAST AS A HURRICANE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES... 95 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...ALREADY APPROACHING THE COAST...COULD PRODUCE LIFE- THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. REPEATING THE 2 AM PDT POSITION...14.1 N... 93.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 60 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 8 AM PDT. AVILA NNNN