ZCZC MIATCMAT2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM HURRICANE GEORGES FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 41 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL AL0798 1500Z FRI SEP 25 1998 A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH FLORIDA FROM FLORIDA CITY ON THE EAST COAST SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE FLORIDA KEYS...AND FOR THE FLORIDA WEST COAST FROM LONGBOAT KEY SOUTHWARD. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA EAST COAST FROM NORTH OF FLORIDA CITY TO STUART...AND FOR THE FLORIDA WEST COAST FROM NORTH OF LONGBOAT KEY TO BAYPORT. AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...A HURRICANE WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE GULF COAST FROM MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA TO ST. MARKS FLORIDA. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA WITHIN 36 HOURS. A HURRICANE WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR CUBA FROM MATANZAS WESTWARD TO PINAR DEL RIO. AT 11 AM...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS DISCONTINUED THE HURRICANE WARNING FOR THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS. HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 24.3N 81.7W AT 25/1500Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 30 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OR 305 DEGREES AT 12 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 981 MB EYE DIAMETER 55 NM MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT WITH GUSTS TO 110 KT 64 KT....... 70NE 60SE 20SW 30NW 50 KT.......125NE 100SE 30SW 50NW 34 KT.......150NE 125SE 60SW 125NW 12 FT SEAS..300NE 150SE 150SW 300NW ALL QUADRANT RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 24.3N 81.7W AT 25/1500Z AT 25/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 24.0N 81.2W FORECAST VALID 26/0000Z 25.3N 83.4W MAX WIND 90 KT...GUSTS 110 KT 64 KT... 70NE 60SE 20SW 30NW 50 KT...125NE 100SE 30SW 50NW 34 KT...150NE 125SE 60SW 125NW FORECAST VALID 26/1200Z 26.7N 85.3W MAX WIND 95 KT...GUSTS 115 KT 64 KT... 70NE 60SE 20SW 30NW 50 KT...125NE 100SE 30SW 50NW 34 KT...150NE 125SE 60SW 125NW FORECAST VALID 27/0000Z 28.1N 86.7W MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT 64 KT... 70NE 60SE 20SW 30NW 50 KT...125NE 100SE 30SW 50NW 34 KT...150NE 125SE 60SW 125NW STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 4 TO 7 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS... ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 24.3N 81.7W EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE OUTLOOK VALID 27/1200Z 29.6N 87.9W MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT 50 KT...125NE 100SE 30SW 50NW OUTLOOK VALID 28/1200Z 33.0N 88.5W...INLAND MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 60 KT NEXT ADVISORY AT 25/2100Z RAPPAPORT STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT2 AND WMO HEADER WTNT72 KNHC. NNNN