ZCZC MIATCPEP5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM MADELINE ADVISORY NUMBER 5 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 2 AM PDT SAT OCT 17 1998 ...MADELIN NEARLY STATIONARY... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA FROM LA PAZ SOUTHWARD. AT 2 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WATCH FOR MAINLAND MEXICO FROM MAZATLAN TO LOS MOCHIS. AT 2 AM PDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MADELINE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 108.0 WEST OR ABOUT 250 MILES...400 KM...SOUTH OF CABO SAN LUCAS ON THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. MADELINE HAS BEEN NEARLY STATIONARY DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS BUT A NORTHERLY TRACK SHOULD BEGIN LATER TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES ...140 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 994 MB...29.35 INCHES. REPEATING THE 2 AM PDT POSITION...19.8 N...108.0 W. MOVEMENT NEARLY STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 65 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 994 MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 8 AM PDT. AVILA NNNN