ZCZC MIATCMAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM HURRICANE MITCH FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 20 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL AL1398 1500Z MON OCT 26 1998 A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HONDURAS FROM LIMON EASTWARD TO THE NICARAGUA BORDER...AND FOR SWAN ISLAND. A HURRICANE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED FOR THE NORTH COAST OF HONDURAS WEST OF LIMON LATER TODAY. A HURRICANE WATCH AND A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE CAYMAN ISLANDS. INTERESTS IN BELIZE AND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SHOULD ALSO CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS DANGEROUS HURRICANE. HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 16.7N 82.9W AT 26/1500Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 10 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST OR 280 DEGREES AT 7 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 923 MB EYE DIAMETER 10 NM MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 135 KT WITH GUSTS TO 165 KT 64 KT....... 60NE 45SE 45SW 45NW 50 KT.......100NE 75SE 75SW 75NW 34 KT.......125NE 125SE 100SW 100NW 12 FT SEAS..300NE 250SE 200SW 350NW ALL QUADRANT RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 16.7N 82.9W AT 26/1500Z AT 26/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 16.7N 82.6W FORECAST VALID 27/0000Z 16.8N 83.8W MAX WIND 135 KT...GUSTS 165 KT 64 KT... 60NE 45SE 45SW 45NW 50 KT...100NE 75SE 75SW 75NW 34 KT...125NE 125SE 100SW 100NW FORECAST VALID 27/1200Z 17.2N 84.7W 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 28/0000Z 17.5N 84.8W 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 16.7N 82.9W EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE OUTLOOK VALID 28/1200Z 17.8N 84.9W MAX WIND 120 KT...GUSTS 145 KT 50 KT... 75NE 75SE 75SW 75NW OUTLOOK VALID 29/1200Z 18.0N 85.0W MAX WIND 110 KT...GUSTS 135 KT 50 KT... 75NE 75SE 75SW 75NW NEXT ADVISORY AT 26/2100Z LAWRENCE STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT3 AND WMO HEADER WTNT73 KNHC. NNNN