ZCZC MIATCMAT2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM HURRICANE BONNIE FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 11 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL AL0298 0900Z SAT AUG 22 1998 A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS...AND THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS. AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WARNING FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS. A HURRICANE WATCH COULD BE ISSUED FOR THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS LATER TODAY. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA. BONNIE COULD THREATEN THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. RESIDENTS ALONG THE COAST SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THE HURRICANE. HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 22.1N 69.4W AT 22/0900Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 30 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST OR 300 DEGREES AT 15 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 987 MB EYE DIAMETER 25 NM MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT WITH GUSTS TO 80 KT 64 KT....... 30NE 0SE 0SW 30NW 50 KT....... 75NE 25SE 25SW 50NW 34 KT.......150NE 50SE 50SW 150NW 12 FT SEAS..150NE 50SE 50SW 150NW ALL QUADRANT RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 22.1N 69.4W AT 22/0900Z AT 22/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 21.8N 68.7W FORECAST VALID 22/1800Z 23.1N 71.3W MAX WIND 70 KT...GUSTS 85 KT 64 KT... 30NE 30SE 30SW 30NW 50 KT... 75NE 50SE 50SW 50NW 34 KT...150NE 75SE 75SW 150NW FORECAST VALID 23/0600Z 24.1N 73.1W MAX WIND 80 KT...GUSTS 95 KT 64 KT... 30NE 30SE 30SW 30NW 50 KT... 75NE 50SE 50SW 50NW 34 KT...150NE 75SE 75SW 150NW FORECAST VALID 23/1800Z 25.0N 74.2W MAX WIND 90 KT...GUSTS 110 KT 64 KT... 40NE 40SE 40SW 40NW 50 KT... 75NE 75SE 75SW 75NW 34 KT...150NE 100SE 100SW 150NW A STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 7 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS COULD OCCUR IN THE WARNED AREA. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 22.1N 69.4W EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE OUTLOOK VALID 24/0600Z 26.0N 75.0W MAX WIND 95 KT...GUSTS 115 KT 50 KT... 75NE 75SE 75SW 75NW OUTLOOK VALID 25/0600Z 28.5N 75.5W MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT 50 KT... 90NE 90SE 75SW 75NW NEXT ADVISORY AT 22/1500Z RAPPAPORT STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT2 AND WMO HEADER WTNT72 KNHC. NNNN