ZCZC MIATCPEP5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE MADELINE ADVISORY NUMBER 7 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 2 PM PDT SAT OCT 17 1998 ...MADELINE BECOMES A HURRICANE... A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM MELAQUE TO MAZATLAN MEXICO... INCLUDING THE ISLAS MARIAS. A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM NORTHWEST OF MAZATLAN TO LOS MOCHIS...AND ALONG THE SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA FROM LA PAZ SOUTHWARD. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA. AT 2 PM PDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE MADELINE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 107.0 WEST OR ABOUT 90 MILES... 150 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE ISLAS MARIAS. MADELINE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 5 MPH... 7 KM/HR...AND A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF MADELINE WILL BE PASSING OVER OR NEAR THE ISLAS MARIAS ON SUNDAY. SATELLITE PICTURES INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE STRENGTH OF MADELINE WILL LIKELY BE PROVIDED BY AN AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT THAT IS CURRENTLY APPROACHING THE SYSTEM. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES... 45 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125 MILES...205 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 987 MB...29.15 INCHES. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN ASSOCIATION WITH MADELINE. STORM TIDES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL LEVELS... ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...COULD OCCUR IN THE WARNED AREA. REPEATING THE 2 PM PDT POSITION...20.2 N...107.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 5 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 75 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 987 MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 8 PM PDT. RAPPAPORT NNNN