ZCZC MIATCPAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM COR BULLETIN HURRICANE MITCH INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 13A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1 AM EST SUN OCT 25 1998 ...CORRECTION FOR Z TIME IN LOCATION PARAGRAPH... ...DANGEROUS HURRICANE MITCH CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN OVER NORTHWEST CARIBBEAN... A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JAMAICA AND A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN CUBA FROM CAMAGUEY TO GUANTANAMO. AT 1 AM EST...0600Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE MITCH WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.9 WEST OR ABOUT 195 MILES...315 KM...SOUTHWEST OF KINGSTON JAMAICA. MITCH IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 125 MPH...200 KM/HR ...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STRENGTHENING TO A CATEGORY 4 ON THE SAFFIR/SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES... 95 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...220 KM. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 953 MB...28.14 INCHES. RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE ARE AFFECTING JAMAICA AND COULD BRING 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN...GREATER AMOUNTS IN HIGHER TERRAIN...OVER THE ISLAND IN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. THIS COULD LEAD TO DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. INTERESTS IN ALL OF THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS DANGEROUS HURRICANE. REPEATING THE 1 AM EST POSITION...15.9 N... 78.9 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD ...NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...125 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 953 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 4 AM EST. MAYFIELD NNNN