ZCZC MIATCPAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM MITCH ADVISORY NUMBER 7 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 11 AM EDT FRI OCT 23 1998 ...MITCH MOVING LITTLE...LESS ORGANIZED... AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MITCH WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.9 WEST OR ABOUT 370 MILES...595 KM...SOUTH OF KINGSTON JAMAICA. MITCH HAS BEEN MEANDERING DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS AND LITTLE MOTION IS EXPECTED TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 60 MPH... 95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. A RECONNAISSANCE PLANE WILL BE IN THE AREA LATER TODAY AND WILL DETERMINE IF MITCH HAS WEAKENED. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES ... 95 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB...29.50 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 11 AM EDT POSITION...12.7 N... 77.9 W. MOVEMENT NEARLY STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 60 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 999 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM EDT. AVILA STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT3 AND WMO HEADER WTNT73 KNHC. NNNN