ZCZC MIATCMAT2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM HURRICANE BONNIE FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 20 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL AL0298 1500Z 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. A HURRICANE WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED FOR A PORTION OF THE U.S. SOUTHEAST COAST LATER TODAY. INTERESTS ALONG THE COAST SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS LARGE AND DANGEROUS HURRICANE. HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 25.6N 72.4W AT 24/1500Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 20 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT NEARLY STATIONARY ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 963 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT WITH GUSTS TO 120 KT 64 KT....... 75NE 75SE 40SW 40NW 50 KT.......100NE 100SE 75SW 75NW 34 KT.......175NE 175SE 125SW 150NW 12 FT SEAS..350NE 200SE 200SW 400NW ALL QUADRANT RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 25.6N 72.4W AT 24/1500Z AT 24/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 25.6N 72.4W FORECAST VALID 25/0000Z 26.4N 73.1W MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT 64 KT... 75NE 75SE 40SW 40NW 50 KT...100NE 100SE 75SW 75NW 34 KT...175NE 175SE 125SW 150NW FORECAST VALID 25/1200Z 28.0N 74.1W MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT 64 KT... 75NE 75SE 40SW 40NW 50 KT...100NE 100SE 75SW 75NW 34 KT...175NE 175SE 125SW 150NW FORECAST VALID 26/0000Z 29.7N 74.8W MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT 64 KT... 75NE 75SE 40SW 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 25.6N 72.4W EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE OUTLOOK VALID 26/1200Z 31.5N 75.5W MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT 50 KT...100NE 100SE 75SW 75NW OUTLOOK VALID 27/1200Z 35.5N 76.5W MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT 50 KT...100NE 100SE 75SW 75NW NEXT ADVISORY AT 24/2100Z PASCH STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT2 AND WMO HEADER WTNT72 KNHC. NNNN