ZCZC MIATCMAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM HURRICANE MITCH FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 24 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL AL1398 1500Z TUE OCT 27 1998 A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CARIBBEAN COAST OF HONDURAS...GUATEMALA...BELIZE...THE YUCATAN PENINSULA OF MEXICO FROM CABO CATOCHE SOUTHWARD...AND FOR SWAN ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CAYMAN ISLANDS. INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE. HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 17.3N 85.0W AT 27/1500Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 20 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST OR 260 DEGREES AT 5 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 917 MB EYE DIAMETER 15 NM MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 145 KT WITH GUSTS TO 175 KT 64 KT....... 50NE 50SE 50SW 50NW 50 KT.......100NE 100SE 100SW 100NW 34 KT.......150NE 150SE 150SW 150NW 12 FT SEAS..300NE 250SE 200SW 350NW ALL QUADRANT RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 17.3N 85.0W AT 27/1500Z AT 27/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 17.3N 84.7W FORECAST VALID 28/0000Z 17.4N 85.8W MAX WIND 145 KT...GUSTS 175 KT 64 KT... 50NE 50SE 50SW 50NW 50 KT...100NE 100SE 100SW 100NW 34 KT...150NE 150SE 150SW 150NW FORECAST VALID 28/1200Z 17.8N 86.5W MAX WIND 140 KT...GUSTS 170 KT 64 KT... 50NE 50SE 50SW 50NW 50 KT...100NE 100SE 100SW 100NW 34 KT...150NE 150SE 150SW 150NW FORECAST VALID 29/0000Z 18.0N 86.7W MAX WIND 135 KT...GUSTS 165 KT 64 KT... 50NE 50SE 50SW 50NW 50 KT...100NE 100SE 100SW 100NW 34 KT...150NE 150SE 150SW 150NW REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 17.3N 85.0W EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE OUTLOOK VALID 29/1200Z 18.2N 86.9W MAX WIND 130 KT...GUSTS 160 KT 50 KT...100NE 100SE 100SW 100NW OUTLOOK VALID 30/1200Z 18.5N 87.0W MAX WIND 115 KT...GUSTS 140 KT 50 KT...100NE 100SE 100SW 100NW NEXT ADVISORY AT 27/2100Z LAWRENCE STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT3 AND WMO HEADER WTNT73 KNHC. NNNN