ZCZC MIATCPAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION MITCH ADVISORY NUMBER 44 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 9 AM CST SUN NOV 01 1998 ...MITCH OVER SOUTHWESTERN GUATEMALA... SMALL CRAFT ALONG THE CENTRAL AMERICA AND SOUTHERN MEXICO COASTS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE. AT 9 AM CST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION MITCH WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.6 WEST OR ABOUT 75 MILES...120 KM...WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE CITY OF GUATEMALA. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR... AND A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH... 45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 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 9 AM CST POSITION...14.9 N... 91.6 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 30 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 3 PM CST. PASCH STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT3 AND WMO HEADER WTNT73 KNHC. NNNN