ZCZC MIATCMAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM HURRICANE MITCH FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 25 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL AL1398 2100Z 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 WATCH 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 16.8N 85.8W AT 27/2100Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 20 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST SOUTHWEST OR 245 DEGREES AT 5 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 929 MB EYE DIAMETER 20 NM MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 135 KT WITH GUSTS TO 165 KT 64 KT....... 50NE 40SE 40SW 50NW 50 KT.......100NE 75SE 75SW 100NW 34 KT.......150NE 150SE 100SW 150NW 12 FT SEAS..300NE 250SE 150SW 350NW ALL QUADRANT RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 16.8N 85.8W AT 27/2100Z AT 27/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 16.9N 85.4W FORECAST VALID 28/0600Z 16.5N 86.5W MAX WIND 130 KT...GUSTS 160 KT 64 KT... 50NE 40SE 40SW 50NW 50 KT...100NE 75SE 75SW 100NW 34 KT...150NE 150SE 100SW 150NW FORECAST VALID 28/1800Z 16.8N 87.3W MAX WIND 125 KT...GUSTS 155 KT 64 KT... 50NE 40SE 40SW 50NW 50 KT...100NE 75SE 75SW 100NW 34 KT...150NE 150SE 100SW 150NW FORECAST VALID 29/0600Z 17.2N 88.0W MAX WIND 120 KT...GUSTS 140 KT 64 KT... 40NE 40SE 20SW 20NW 50 KT... 75NE 75SE 50SW 50NW 34 KT...125NE 125SE 75SW 75NW REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 16.8N 85.8W EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE OUTLOOK VALID 29/1800Z 17.8N 88.5W...INLAND MAX WIND 90 KT...GUSTS 110 KT 50 KT... 75NE 75SE 50SW 50NW OUTLOOK VALID 30/1800Z 18.5N 89.0W...INLAND MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT 50 KT... 75NE 75SE 25SW 25NW NEXT ADVISORY AT 28/0300Z LAWRENCE STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT3 AND WMO HEADER WTNT73 KNHC. NNNN