ZCZC MIATCPEP4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE LESTER ADVISORY NUMBER 20 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 2 PM PDT MON OCT 19 1998 ...HURRICANE LESTER NO LONGER A THREAT TO SOUTHERN MEXICO... AT 2 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS DISCONTINUED THE HURRICANE WATCH FOR THE SOUTHERN COAST OF MEXICO FROM WEST OF ACAPULCO TO PUNTA SAN TELMO. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT FROM ACAPULCO TO PUNTA SAN TELMO UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE. AT 2 PM PDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE LESTER WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 102.9 WEST OR ABOUT 220 MILES ...355 KM...SOUTHWEST OF ZIHUATANEJO MEXICO. LESTER IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MPH...150 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES... 55 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 975 MB...28.79 INCHES. REPEATING THE 2 PM PDT POSITION...14.7 N...102.9 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 90 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 975 MB. THIS WILL BE THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ON LEST UNLESS IT THREATENS LAND AGAIN. GUINEY NNNN