ZCZC MIATCPAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM MITCH INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 46A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 6 PM CST TUE NOV 03 1998 ...MITCH MOVING FASTER... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FROM PROGRESO SOUTHWARD TO CARMEN. AT 6 PM CST...0000Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MITCH WAS LOCATED BY RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS NEAR LATITUDE 20.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.6 WEST. THIS POSITION IS ALONG THE NORTHWEST COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA OF MEXICO...VERY NEAR THE CITY OF CAMPECHE. MITCH IS MOVING A LITTLE FASTER TOWARD THE EAST NORTHEAST...NEAR 12 MPH ...19 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER WILL BE INLAND OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FOR THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH... 70 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. MITCH IN NO WAY RESEMBLES THE INTENSE HURRICANE THAT IT WAS WHEN IT DEVASTATED PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AMERICA LAST WEEK. MITCH COULD WEAKEN BACK TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION WHILE IT IS OVER LAND. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES ... 95 KM FROM THE CENTER. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT RECENTLY REPORTED A MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 997 MB...29.44 INCHES. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE PATH OF MITCH. SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AMERICA AND ELSEWHERE OVER SOUTHEASTERN MEXICO...ALONG WITH THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES IN THESE AREAS. REPEATING THE 6 PM CST POSITION...20.0 N... 90.6 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 45 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 997 MB. RAPPAPORT THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 9 PM CST. NNNN