ZCZC MIATCPAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM MITCH ADVISORY NUMBER 6 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 AM EDT FRI OCT 23 1998 ...TROPICAL STORM MITCH CONTINUES MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWARD... AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MITCH WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.5 WEST OR ABOUT 345 MILES ...555 KM...SOUTH OF KINGSTON JAMAICA. MITCH IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 7 MPH... 11 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY WITH A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTH-NORTHWEST TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH... 95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES... 95 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB...29.44 INCHES. WHILE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE NOT YET NECESSARY...INTERESTS IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF MITCH. REPEATING THE 5 AM EDT POSITION...13.0 N... 77.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD ...NORTH NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 60 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 997 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM EDT. GUINEY STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT3 AND WMO HEADER WTNT73 KNHC. NNNN