ZCZC MIATCPEP4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM LESTER ADVISORY NUMBER 7 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 8 AM PDT FRI OCT 16 1998 ...LESTER HEADING FOR THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF MEXICO... A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF MEXICO FROM PUERTO ARISTA TO PUNTA MALDONADO. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM EAST OF PUERTO ARISTA TO THE MEXICO/GUATEMALA BORDER. AT 8 AM PDT...1500Z...IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR GUATEMALA BE DISCONTINUED. PREPARATIONS IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. INTERESTS FROM PUNTA MALDONADO TO ZIHUATANEJO SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF LESTER. SMALL CRAFT ALONG THE GUATEMALA COAST SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE. AT 8 AM PDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LESTER WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.3 WEST OR ABOUT 165 MILES...265 KM...SOUTHEAST OF HUATULCO MEXICO. LESTER IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS...BRINGING THE CENTER OF LESTER TO NEAR THE COAST IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH... 95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS ...AND LESTER IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE BEFORE LANDFALL. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES ... 95 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...NOW APPROACHING THE COAST...COULD PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. REPEATING THE 8 AM PDT POSITION...14.3 N... 94.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 60 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 2 PM PDT. RAPPAPORT NNNN