ZCZC MIATCPAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM MITCH INTERMEDIAT ADVISORY NUMBER 39A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 6 AM CST SAT OCT 31 1998 ...MITCH CONTINUES TO PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINS OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AMERICA... TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE CARIBBEAN COAST OF HONDURAS...GUATEMALA...BELIZE...AND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA OF MEXICO FROM CABO CATOCHE SOUTHWARD...INCLUDING THE OFFSHORE ISLANDS. SMALL CRAFT IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. WARNINGS MAY BE LOWERED LATER TODAY OVER SOME OF THE WARNING AREA. AT 6 AM CST...1200Z...THE POORLY DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MITCH WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.0 WEST. THIS POSITION IS INLAND OVER HONDURAS ABOUT 45 MILES...75 KM...WEST OF TEGUCIGALPA. MITCH IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST SOUTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/HR... AND AND A WEST SOUTHWEST TO WESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE ESTIMATED NEAR 40 MPH... 65 KM/HR... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES...325 KM... MAINLY TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTER OVER THE WATERS NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF HONDURAS. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 15 TO 25 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF HONDURAS...NICARAGUA AND EL SALVADOR...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OVER PORTIONS OF BELIZE...GUATEMALA...AND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES...ESPECIALLY IN ASSOCIATION WITH HIGHER TERRAIN. REPEATING THE 6 AM CST POSITION...14.0 N... 88.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST SOUTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 9 AM CST. LAWRENCE NNNN