ZCZC MIATCMAT2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM HURRICANE GEORGES FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 28 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL AL0798 0900Z TUE SEP 22 1998 HURRICANE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PUERTO RICO...THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC...HAITI...THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS...AND THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS. A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN CUBA FROM THE PROVINCE OF LAS TUNAS EASTWARD TO GUANTANAMO. AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE DISCONTINUED FOR THE U.S. AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS. INTERESTS IN THE VIRGIN ISLANDS AND NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS SHOULD MAINTAIN PRECAUTIONS UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE. HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 18.1N 68.0W AT 22/0900Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 15 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST OR 275 DEGREES AT 12 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 970 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT WITH GUSTS TO 115 KT 64 KT....... 50NE 40SE 30SW 40NW 50 KT.......100NE 75SE 60SW 60NW 34 KT.......150NE 125SE 125SW 125NW 12 FT SEAS..400NE 200SE 200SW 400NW ALL QUADRANT RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 18.1N 68.0W AT 22/0900Z AT 22/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 18.0N 67.4W FORECAST VALID 22/1800Z 18.2N 70.2W MAX WIND 95 KT...GUSTS 115 KT 64 KT... 50NE 40SE 30SW 40NW 50 KT...100NE 75SE 60SW 60NW 34 KT...150NE 125SE 125SW 125NW FORECAST VALID 23/0600Z 19.3N 72.7W MAX WIND 70 KT...GUSTS 85 KT 64 KT... 50NE 40SE 30SW 40NW 50 KT...100NE 75SE 60SW 60NW 34 KT...150NE 125SE 125SW 125NW FORECAST VALID 23/1800Z 20.4N 74.7W MAX WIND 85 KT...GUSTS 105 KT 64 KT... 50NE 40SE 30SW 40NW 50 KT...100NE 75SE 60SW 60NW 34 KT...150NE 125SE 125SW 125NW STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 4 TO 7 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS... ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES ARE EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE NORTH OF WHERE THE HURRICANE INTERACTS WITH THE ISLANDS. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 18.1N 68.0W EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE OUTLOOK VALID 24/0600Z 21.6N 76.7W MAX WIND 90 KT...GUSTS 110 KT 50 KT...100NE 75SE 60SW 60NW OUTLOOK VALID 25/0600Z 24.0N 80.0W MAX WIND 95 KT...GUSTS 115 KT 50 KT...100NE 75SE 60SW 60NW NEXT ADVISORY AT 22/1500Z LAWRENCE STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT2 AND WMO HEADER WTNT72 KNHC. NNNN