ZCZC MIATCMAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM HURRICANE MITCH FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 18 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL AL1398 0300Z MON OCT 26 1998 AT 10 PM EST...0300 UTC...A HURRICANE WARNING IS RECOMMENDED FOR HONDURAS FROM LIMON EASTWARD TO THE NICARAGUA BORDER. A HURRICANE WATCH AND A TROPICAL STORM WARNING ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE CAYMAN ISLANDS. INTERESTS IN JAMAICA SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE COLOMBIAN TERRITORIAL ISLANDS LOCATED IN THE NORTHWEST CARIBBEAN SEA. HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 16.4N 81.7W AT 26/0300Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 20 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT 7 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 924 MB EYE DIAMETER 17 NM MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 130 KT WITH GUSTS TO 160 KT 64 KT....... 60NE 60SE 40SW 40NW 50 KT.......100NE 100SE 50SW 75NW 34 KT.......125NE 125SE 100SW 100NW 12 FT SEAS..300NE 250SE 200SW 200NW ALL QUADRANT RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 16.4N 81.7W AT 26/0300Z AT 26/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 16.4N 81.3W FORECAST VALID 26/1200Z 16.4N 82.5W MAX WIND 135 KT...GUSTS 165 KT 64 KT... 60NE 60SE 40SW 40NW 50 KT...100NE 100SE 50SW 75NW 34 KT...125NE 125SE 100SW 100NW FORECAST VALID 27/0000Z 16.5N 83.2W MAX WIND 135 KT...GUSTS 165 KT 64 KT... 50NE 50SE 50SW 50NW 50 KT... 75NE 75SE 75SW 75NW 34 KT...125NE 125SE 125SW 125NW FORECAST VALID 27/1200Z 16.6N 83.8W MAX WIND 130 KT...GUSTS 160 KT 64 KT... 50NE 50SE 50SW 50NW 50 KT... 75NE 75SE 75SW 75NW 34 KT...125NE 125SE 125SW 125NW REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 16.4N 81.7W EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE OUTLOOK VALID 28/0000Z 17.0N 84.5W MAX WIND 125 KT...GUSTS 150 KT 50 KT... 75NE 75SE 75SW 75NW OUTLOOK VALID 29/0000Z 18.0N 84.5W MAX WIND 115 KT...GUSTS 140 KT 50 KT... 75NE 75SE 75SW 75NW NEXT ADVISORY AT 26/0900Z PASCH STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT3 AND WMO HEADER WTNT73 KNHC. NNNN