ZCZC MIATCMAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM HURRICANE MITCH FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 31 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL AL1398 0900Z THU OCT 29 1998 A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CARIBBEAN COAST OF HONDURAS...GUATEMALA...BELIZE...AND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA OF MEXICO FROM CABO CATOCHE SOUTHWARD...INCLUDING THE OFFSHORE ISLANDS OF THESE AREAS. INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS DANGEROUS HURRICANE. HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 16.0N 85.9W AT 29/0900Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 15 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT STATIONARY ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 979 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT WITH GUSTS TO 90 KT 64 KT....... 25NE 25SE 25SW 25NW 50 KT.......125NE 50SE 50SW 50NW 34 KT.......150NE 150SE 100SW 150NW 12 FT SEAS..350NE 250SE 150SW 350NW ALL QUADRANT RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 16.0N 85.9W AT 29/0900Z AT 29/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 16.0N 85.9W FORECAST VALID 29/1800Z 16.5N 86.5W MAX WIND 70 KT...GUSTS 85 KT 64 KT... 25NE 25SE 25SW 25NW 50 KT...125NE 50SE 50SW 50NW 34 KT...150NE 150SE 100SW 150NW FORECAST VALID 30/0600Z 16.9N 87.1W MAX WIND 75 KT...GUSTS 90 KT 64 KT... 25NE 25SE 25SW 25NW 50 KT...125NE 50SE 50SW 50NW 34 KT...150NE 150SE 100SW 150NW FORECAST VALID 30/1800Z 17.6N 87.7W MAX WIND 80 KT...GUSTS 95 KT 64 KT... 50NE 50SE 25SW 25NW 50 KT...125NE 75SE 50SW 50NW 34 KT...150NE 150SE 100SW 150NW REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 16.0N 85.9W EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE OUTLOOK VALID 31/0600Z 18.5N 88.2W...INLAND MAX WIND 80 KT...GUSTS 95 KT 50 KT...125NE 75SE 50SW 50NW OUTLOOK VALID 01/0600Z 20.5N 88.5W...INLAND MAX WIND 65 KT...GUSTS 80 KT 50 KT... 60NE 60SE 30SW 30NW NEXT ADVISORY AT 29/1500Z GUINEY STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT3 AND WMO HEADER WTNT73 KNHC. NNNN