ZCZC MIATCMAT2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM HURRICANE BONNIE FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 19 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL AL0298 0900Z MON AUG 24 1998 A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND A A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS. AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS DISCONTINUED THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS. BONNIE COULD THREATEN THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND INTERESTS ALONG THE COAST SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS DANGEROUS HURRICANE. HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 25.2N 72.2W AT 24/0900Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 20 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OR 320 DEGREES AT 4 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 963 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT WITH GUSTS TO 120 KT 64 KT....... 75NE 75SE 25SW 40NW 50 KT.......100NE 100SE 75SW 75NW 34 KT.......175NE 175SE 125SW 150NW 12 FT SEAS..175NE 175SE 125SW 150NW ALL QUADRANT RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 25.2N 72.2W AT 24/0900Z AT 24/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 25.0N 72.1W FORECAST VALID 24/1800Z 26.0N 73.0W MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT 64 KT... 75NE 75SE 25SW 40NW 50 KT...100NE 100SE 75SW 75NW 34 KT...175NE 175SE 125SW 150NW FORECAST VALID 25/0600Z 27.2N 74.0W MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT 64 KT... 75NE 75SE 25SW 40NW 50 KT...100NE 100SE 75SW 75NW 34 KT...175NE 175SE 125SW 150NW FORECAST VALID 25/1800Z 28.8N 75.2W MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT 64 KT... 75NE 75SE 25SW 40NW 50 KT...100NE 100SE 75SW 75NW 34 KT...175NE 175SE 125SW 150NW A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS COULD OCCUR IN THE WARNED AREA. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 25.2N 72.2W EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE OUTLOOK VALID 26/0600Z 30.5N 76.5W MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT 50 KT...100NE 100SE 75SW 75NW OUTLOOK VALID 27/0600Z 34.5N 78.0W MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT 50 KT...100NE 100SE 75SW 75NW NEXT ADVISORY AT 24/1500Z LAWRENCE STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT2 AND WMO HEADER WTNT72 KNHC. NNNN