ZCZC MIATCMAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM HURRICANE MITCH FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 28 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL AL1398 1500Z WED OCT 28 1998 A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CARIBBEAN COAST OF HONDURAS...GUATEMALA...BELIZE...THE YUCATAN PENINSULA OF MEXICO FROM CABO CATOCHE SOUTHWARD...INCLUDING THE OFFSHORE ISLANDS OF THESE AREAS. 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 VERY DANGEROUS HURRICANE. HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 16.4N 85.6W AT 28/1500Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 30 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT...NONE...STATIONARY ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 948 MB EYE DIAMETER 15 NM MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT WITH GUSTS TO 130 KT 64 KT....... 90NE 25SE 20SW 20NW 50 KT.......125NE 30SE 30SW 30NW 34 KT.......150NE 150SE 100SW 100NW 12 FT SEAS..150NE 150SE 100SW 100NW ALL QUADRANT RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 16.4N 85.6W AT 28/1500Z AT 28/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 16.4N 85.6W FORECAST VALID 29/0000Z 16.6N 85.8W MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT 64 KT... 90NE 25SE 20SW 20NW 50 KT...125NE 30SE 30SW 30NW 34 KT...150NE 150SE 100SW 100NW FORECAST VALID 29/1200Z 17.1N 86.3W MAX WIND 95 KT...GUSTS 115 KT 64 KT... 90NE 40SE 30SW 30NW 50 KT...125NE 75SE 40SW 40NW 34 KT...175NE 150SE 100SW 100NW FORECAST VALID 30/0000Z 17.7N 86.8W MAX WIND 95 KT...GUSTS 115 KT 64 KT... 90NE 50SE 30SW 30NW 50 KT...125NE 75SE 40SW 40NW 34 KT...175NE 150SE 100SW 100NW REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 16.4N 85.6W EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE OUTLOOK VALID 30/1200Z 18.7N 87.2W MAX WIND 90 KT...GUSTS 110 KT 50 KT...125NE 75SE 40SW 40NW OUTLOOK VALID 31/1200Z 20.5N 87.5W...INLAND MAX WIND 80 KT...GUSTS 95 KT 50 KT...100NE 75SE 30SW 30NW NEXT ADVISORY AT 28/2100Z RAPPAPORT STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT3 AND WMO HEADER WTNT73 KNHC. NNNN