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ZCZC MIATCPAT5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION KATRINA ADVISORY NUMBER 8 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 11 AM EDT SAT OCT 30 1999 ...KATRINA NEARING THE CENTRAL NICARAGUA/HONDURAS BORDER... AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.0 WEST OR ABOUT 155 MILES...250 KM...SOUTHEAST OF LA CEIBA HONDURAS. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH ...11 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH... 45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES. ADDITIONAL RAINS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ...ARE POSSIBLE IN ASSOCIATION WITH KATRINA ACROSS PORTIONS OF NICARAGUA...HONDURAS AND EL SALVADOR. THESE RAINS CONTINUE TO POSE A SERIOUS THREAT OF FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. RAINBANDS NORTH OF THE DEPRESSION ARE SPREADING INTO BELIZE... GUATEMALA...AND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. REPEATING THE 11 AM EDT POSITION...14.3 N... 85.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 30 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM EDT. GUINEY STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT5 AND WMO HEADER WTNT75 KNHC. NNNN