ZCZC MIATCMAT2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM COR HURRICANE BONNIE FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 12 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL AL0298 1500Z SAT AUG 22 1998 ...COR FOR TIME AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WATCH FOR THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS...THE ISLANDS NORTH AND WEST OF CAT ISLAND AND GREAT EXUMA. A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS...AND THE SOUTHEASTERN AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS. 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 22.7N 70.6W AT 22/1500Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 30 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST OR 300 DEGREES AT 13 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 980 MB EYE DIAMETER 25 NM MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT WITH GUSTS TO 90 KT 64 KT....... 40NE 0SE 0SW 40NW 50 KT....... 75NE 25SE 25SW 75NW 34 KT.......175NE 90SE 90SW 175NW 12 FT SEAS..175NE 90SE 90SW 175NW ALL QUADRANT RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 22.7N 70.6W AT 22/1500Z AT 22/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 22.4N 70.0W FORECAST VALID 23/0000Z 23.7N 72.5W MAX WIND 80 KT...GUSTS 95 KT 64 KT... 40NE 20SE 20SW 40NW 50 KT... 75NE 50SE 50SW 75NW 34 KT...175NE 90SE 90SW 175NW FORECAST VALID 23/1200Z 25.0N 74.5W MAX WIND 90 KT...GUSTS 110 KT 64 KT... 40NE 40SE 40SW 40NW 50 KT... 75NE 75SE 75SW 75NW 34 KT...175NE 100SE 100SW 175NW FORECAST VALID 24/0000Z 26.0N 75.5W MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT 64 KT... 40NE 40SE 40SW 40NW 50 KT... 75NE 75SE 75SW 75NW 34 KT...175NE 100SE 100SW 175NW 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 22.7N 70.6W EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE OUTLOOK VALID 24/1200Z 27.5N 76.0W MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT 50 KT... 75NE 75SE 75SW 75NW OUTLOOK VALID 25/1200Z 29.5N 76.5W MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT 50 KT... 90NE 90SE 75SW 75NW NEXT ADVISORY AT 22/2100Z AVILA STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT2 AND WMO HEADER WTNT72 KNHC. NNNN