ZCZC MIATCPAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE MITCH INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 32A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1 PM EST THU OCT 29 1998 ...MITCH STILL STATIONARY ALONG THE COAST OF HONDURAS... A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CARIBBEAN COAST OF HONDURAS...GUATEMALA...BELIZE...AND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA OF MEXICO FROM CABO CATOCHE SOUTHWARD...INCLUDING THE OFFSHORE ISLANDS OF THESE AREAS. AT 1 PM EST...1800Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE MITCH WAS ESTIMATED BY THE HURRICANE HUNTERS TO BE LOCATED JUST INLAND...NEAR LATITUDE 15.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.6 WEST...OR NEAR THE CITY OF LIMON HONDURAS. MITCH REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY. A SLOW MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST- NORTHWEST OR NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. ON THIS TRACK...THE CORE OF MITCH WILL BE OVER OR NEAR THE CENTRAL COAST AND ADJACENT ISLANDS OF HONDURAS FOR ANOTHER 24 HOURS. MITCH IS LIKELY TO REMAIN A THREAT TO THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN FOR ANOTHER TWO DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. MITCH COULD WEAKEN TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH LATER TODAY... BUT RESTRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE IF THE CENTER MOVES AWAY FROM LAND. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES... 45 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES...280 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 990 MB...29.23 INCHES. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 15 TO 25 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF HONDURAS AND OTHER PARTS OF CENTRAL AMERICA. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. STORM TIDES OF 2 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL LEVELS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE CENTER OF THE HURRICANE...ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES. DANGEROUS COASTAL FLOODING DUE TO STRONG ONSHORE WINDS AND WAVES IS ALSO OCCURRING OVER OTHER COASTAL LOCATIONS IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA. REPEATING THE 1 PM EST POSITION...15.9 N... 85.6 W. MOVEMENT... NEARLY STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 75 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 990 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 4 PM EST. RAPPAPORT NNNN