ZCZC MIATCMAT2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM HURRICANE BONNIE SPECIAL FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 29 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL AL0298 0600Z WED AUG 26 1998 AT 2 AM EDT...0600Z...THE HURRICANE WARNING IS EXTENDED SOUTHWARD TO EDISTO BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA AND IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM EDISTO BEACH TO CHINCOTEAGUE VIRGINIA...INCLUDING PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS...AND CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT SOUTHWARD. A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SAVANNAH GEORGIA TO EDISTO BEACH AND FROM CHINCOTEAGUE VIRGINIA TO CAPE HENLOPEN DELAWARE. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA. INTERESTS IN THE WATCH AND WARNING AREAS SHOULD FOLLOW RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THEIR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 31.8N 77.3W AT 26/0600Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 25 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OR 320 DEGREES AT 12 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 964 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT WITH GUSTS TO 120 KT 64 KT.......125NE 100SE 50SW 75NW 50 KT.......125NE 125SE 85SW 100NW 34 KT.......200NE 150SE 125SW 150NW 12 FT SEAS..200NE 150SE 125SW 150NW ALL QUADRANT RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 31.8N 77.3W AT 26/0600Z AT 26/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 31.0N 76.5W FORECAST VALID 26/1200Z 32.8N 78.0W MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT 64 KT...100NE 100SE 50SW 75NW 50 KT...125NE 125SE 85SW 100NW 34 KT...200NE 150SE 125SW 125NW FORECAST VALID 27/0000Z 35.2N 78.6W...INLAND MAX WIND 90 KT...GUSTS 105 KT 64 KT...100NE 100SE 50SW 45NW 50 KT...125NE 125SE 85SW 60NW 34 KT...200NE 150SE 125SW 100NW FORECAST VALID 27/1200Z 37.5N 75.5W. MAX WIND 80 KT...GUSTS 95 KT 64 KT... 75NE 100SE 45SW 45NW 50 KT...100NE 125SE 50SW 60NW 34 KT...150NE 175SE 90SW 100NW STORM SURGE FLOODING IS EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE NORTH OF WHERE THE HURRICANE REACHES THE COAST...INCLUDING IN PAMLICO SOUND AND ALBEMARLE SOUND...WITH WATER LEVELS INCREASING UP TO 9 TO 11 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDAL LEVELS. LARGE SWELLS ARE PROPAGATING WELL AHEAD OF THE HURRICANE AND ARE IMPACTING PORTIONS OF THE U.S. EAST COAST. SEE STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 31.8N 77.3W EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE OUTLOOK VALID 28/0000Z 41.0N 67.0W MAX WIND 70 KT...GUSTS 85 KT 50 KT... 75NE 125SE 75SW 50NW OUTLOOK VALID 29/0000Z 47.0N 50.0W MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT 50 KT... 75NE 125SE 75SW 50NW NEXT ADVISORY AT 26/0900Z LAWRENCE STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT2 AND WMO HEADER WTNT72 KNHC. NNNN