ZCZC MIATCDAT2 ALL
TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM
TROPICAL STORM BONNIE DISCUSSION NUMBER  45
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 PM EDT SAT AUG 29 1998
 
MAXIMUM WIND SPEED IS INCREASED TO 50 KT BASED ON OBSERVATIONS FROM
CANADIAN BUOY 44137...SABLE ISLAND AND A SHIP REPORT.  THE PRESSURE
IS ALSO ADJUSTED DOWNWARD USING THEIR DATA.
 
INITIAL MOTION IS 065/30 KT.  BONNY IS ACCELERATING AHEAD OF THE
IMPULSE SEEN IN WV IMAGERY EXITING MAINE.  TRACK GUIDANCE SHOWS A
CONTINUATION OF THIS MOTION FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS FOLLOWED BY A TURN
TOWARD THE EAST.
  
BASED ON THE CURRENT OBSERVATIONS...BONNIE RETAINS SOME TROPICAL
CHARACTERISTICS...BUT WE STILL EXPECT TO DECLARE IT EXTRATROPICAL
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
RAPPAPORT
 
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
 
INITIAL     30/0300Z 43.5N  59.6W    50 KTS
12HR VT     30/1200Z 44.9N  53.7W    50 KTS
24HR VT     31/0000Z 45.4N  45.3W    50 KTS...EXTRATROPICAL
 
 
NNNN