ZCZC MIATCMAT2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM HURRICANE GEORGES FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 42 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL AL0798 2100Z FRI SEP 25 1998 A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS FROM KEY LARGO SOUTHWARD AND FOR THE FLORIDA WEST COAST FROM LONGBOAT KEY SOUTHWARD. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA WEST COAST FROM NORTH OF LONGBOAT KEY TO BAYPORT. AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...ALL WARNINGS ALONG THE FLORIDA EAST COAST NORTH OF KEY LARGO ARE DISCONTINUED. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE MAINTAINED AND SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT IN THIS AREA UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE. A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COAST FROM MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA TO ST. MARKS FLORIDA. A HURRICANE WARNING COULD BE REQUIRED FOR A PORTION OF THIS AREA LATER THIS EVENING OR EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A HURRICANE WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR CUBA FROM MATANZAS WESTWARD TO PINAR DEL RIO. HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 24.9N 82.9W AT 25/2100Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 30 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST OR 300 DEGREES AT 12 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 975 MB EYE DIAMETER 50 NM MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT WITH GUSTS TO 110 KT 64 KT....... 75NE 60SE 20SW 40NW 50 KT.......100NE 100SE 40SW 90NW 34 KT.......150NE 150SE 100SW 150NW 12 FT SEAS..300NE 150SE 150SW 300NW ALL QUADRANT RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 24.9N 82.9W AT 25/2100Z AT 25/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 24.7N 82.3W FORECAST VALID 26/0600Z 26.0N 84.4W MAX WIND 95 KT...GUSTS 115 KT 64 KT... 75NE 60SE 20SW 40NW 50 KT...100NE 100SE 40SW 90NW 34 KT...150NE 150SE 100SW 150NW FORECAST VALID 26/1800Z 27.3N 86.2W MAX WIND 95 KT...GUSTS 115 KT 64 KT... 75NE 60SE 20SW 40NW 50 KT...100NE 100SE 40SW 90NW 34 KT...150NE 150SE 100SW 150NW FORECAST VALID 27/0600Z 28.8N 87.7W MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT 64 KT... 75NE 60SE 20SW 40NW 50 KT...100NE 100SE 40SW 90NW 34 KT...150NE 150SE 100SW 150NW STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 4 TO 7 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS... ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA...BUT WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE OVER THE KEYS TONIGHT. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 24.9N 82.9W EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE OUTLOOK VALID 27/1800Z 30.1N 88.2W MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT 50 KT...100NE 100SE 40SW 90NW OUTLOOK VALID 28/1800Z 32.5N 88.5W...INLAND MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT NEXT ADVISORY AT 26/0300Z RAPPAPORT STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT2 AND WMO HEADER WTNT72 KNHC. NNNN