ZCZC MIATCPAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION MITCH ADVISORY NUMBER 43 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 3 AM CST SUN NOV 01 1998 ...MITCH CENTERED OVER WESTERN GUATEMALA... SMALL CRAFT ALONG THE CENTRAL AMERICA AND SOUTHERN MEXICO COASTS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE. AT 3 AM CST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.4 WEST OR ABOUT 70 MILES...115 KM...WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE CITY OF GUATEMALA. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR... AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST LATER TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES. RAINFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TODAY OVER PORTIONS OF HONDURAS...EL SALVADOR...GUATEMALA...AND SOUTHEASTERN MEXICO. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES... ESPECIALLY IN ASSOCIATION WITH HIGHER TERRAIN. REPEATING THE 3 AM CST POSITION...15.0 N... 91.4 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 9 AM CST. JARVINEN STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT3 AND WMO HEADER WTNT73 KNHC. NNNN