▁directly ▁into ▁the ▁storm ' s ▁path . ▁ ▁The ▁plan ▁was ▁to ▁make ▁for ▁the ▁le e ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Ro atan . ▁In ▁case ▁Mitch ▁made ▁land fall ▁in ▁the ▁Y uc at án ▁or ▁Bel ize , ▁by ▁being ▁on ▁the ▁southern ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁island , ▁it ▁would ▁provide ▁her ▁with ▁enough ▁protection ▁to ▁hopefully ▁keep ▁it ▁from ▁getting ▁dam aged ▁by ▁large ▁sw ells ▁and ▁high ▁wind s . ▁However ▁Mitch , ▁now ▁a ▁Category ▁ 5 ▁h urr icane ▁with ▁wind s ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 8 0   m ph ▁( 2 8 5   km / h ), ▁took ▁a ▁jog ▁towards ▁the ▁south , ▁directly ▁towards ▁Ro atan . ▁ ▁As ▁Mitch ▁moved ▁in ▁on ▁Ro atan ▁and ▁H ond uras , ▁Fant ome ▁made ▁one ▁des perate ▁attempt ▁to ▁fle e ▁to ▁safety , ▁now ▁heading ▁east ▁towards ▁the ▁Car ib bean . ▁Mitch ' s ▁forward ▁motion ▁picked ▁up , ▁though , ▁and ▁Fant ome ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁out run ▁the ▁storm . ▁Ar ound ▁ 4 : 3 0 ▁P . M . ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁with ▁Mitch ▁having ▁weak ened ▁but ▁still ▁at ▁Category ▁ 5 ▁intensity , ▁Fant ome ▁reported ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁fighting ▁ ▁wind s ▁in ▁ ▁se as . ▁They ▁were ▁just ▁ ▁south ▁of ▁Mitch ' s ▁e y ew all . ▁Radio ▁contact ▁was ▁lost ▁with ▁Fant ome ▁shortly ▁after ▁that . ▁ ▁On