ZCZC MIATCPAT2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM BONNIE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 35A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1 PM EDT THU AUG 27 1998 ...BONNIE REMAINS A DANGEROUS FLOOD THREAT... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NEW RIVER INLET NORTH CAROLINA TO CAPE HENLOPEN DELAWARE...INCLUDING PAMLICO SOUND... ALBEMARLE SOUND...AND CHESAPEAKE BAY SOUTHWARD FROM SMITH POINT. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY INCLUDING DELAWARE BAY...AND COULD BE UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING LATER TODAY. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO DRUM POINT AND FOR THE POTOMAC RIVER FROM COBB POINT TO SMITH POINT. INTERESTS IN THE WATCH AND WARNING AREAS SHOULD FOLLOW RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THEIR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. AT 1 PM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BONNIE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 76.6 WEST OR ABOUT 70 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ELIZABETH CITY NORTH CAROLINA. THIS POSITION IS ALSO 60 MILES WEST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA. BONNIE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 6 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. ON THIS TRACK... BONNIE WILL REMAIN OVER EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA UNTIL LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY ON FRIDAY...CREATING A SERIOUS FLOOD THREAT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES FROM THE CENTER MAINLY OVER THE WATER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 980 MB...28.94 INCHES. STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 4 TO 7 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES COULD OCCUR IN ASSOCIATION WITH BONNIE. INLAND HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR COUNTIES IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. SEE STATEMENTS BY LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS... ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE PATH OF BONNIE. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TODAY OVER EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. REPEATING THE 1 PM EDT POSITION...35.3 N... 76.6 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 6 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 65 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 980 MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 3 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 5 PM EDT. RAPPAPORT NNNN