ZCZC MIATCMAT2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM COR HURRICANE BONNIE FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 34 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL AL0298 0900Z THU AUG 27 1998 ...CORRECTION FOR INLAND DESIGNATIONS... A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT LITTLE RIVER INLET NORTH CAROLINA TO THE NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA BORDER...INCLUDING PAMLICO SOUND AND ALBEMARLE SOUND. THE HURRICANE WARNING SOUTH OF LITTLE RIVER INLET NORTH CAROLINA TO MURRELLS INLET SOUTH CAROLINA HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z. A HURRICANE WATCH AND TROPICAL STORM WARNING ARE IN EFFECT FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA/ VIRGINIA BORDER TO CHINCOTEAGUE VIRGINIA AND IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT TO SMITH POINT...AND THE POTOMAC RIVER FROM COBB ISLAND TO SMITH POINT. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM CHINCOTEAGUE VAIRGINIA TO CAPE HENLOPEN DELAWARE. AT 5AM EDT... 0900Z...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF CAPE HENLOPEN DELAWARE TO SANY HOOK NEW JERSEY INCLUDING DELWARE BAY. AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS DISCONTINUED FROM SOUTH OF MURRELLS INLET TO CAPE ROMAIN SOUTH CAROLINA. 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 34.7N 77.5W AT 27/0900Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 10 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHEAST OR 20 DEGREES AT 4 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 970 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT WITH GUSTS TO 90 KT 64 KT....... 90NE 75SE 50SW 25NW 50 KT.......125NE 125SE 75SW 60NW 34 KT.......150NE 175SE 100SW 75NW 12 FT SEAS..500NE 200SE 100SW 25NW ALL QUADRANT RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 34.7N 77.5W AT 27/0900Z AT 27/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 34.5N 77.6W FORECAST VALID 27/1800Z 35.3N 77.1W...INLAND MAX WIND 70 KT...GUSTS 85 KT 64 KT... 50NE 50SE 25SW 25NW 50 KT...100NE 100SE 50SW 50NW 34 KT...125NE 150SE 75SW 75NW FORECAST VALID 28/0600Z 36.2N 76.6W...INLAND MAX WIND 65 KT...GUSTS 80 KT 64 KT... 25NE 50SE 25SW 25NW 50 KT... 50NE 100SE 50SW 50NW 34 KT...125NE 150SE 75SW 75NW FORECAST VALID 28/1800Z 37.5N 75.5W MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT 50 KT... 50NE 75SE 50SW 50NW 34 KT...125NE 150SE 75SW 75NW STORM SURGE FLOODING IS EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE NORTH OF WHERE THE HURRICANE HAS REACHED 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 34.7N 77.4W EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE OUTLOOK VALID 29/0600Z 39.3N 73.7W MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT 50 KT... 50NE 75SE 25SW 25NW OUTLOOK VALID 30/0600Z 45.0N 58.5W MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 60 KT 50 KT... 50NE 75SE 25SW 25NW NEXT ADVISORY AT 27/1500Z GUINEY STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT2 AND WMO HEADER WTNT72 KNHC. NNNN