ZCZC MIATCMAT2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM HURRICANE GEORGES FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 44 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL AL0798 0900Z SAT SEP 26 1998 ...COR TO 12 F SEAS AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA FROM NORTH OF LONGBOAT KEY NORTHWARD. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS FROM KEY LARGO SOUTHWARD AND FOR THE FLORIDA WEST COAST FROM LONGBOAT KEY SOUTHWARD. THESE WARNINGS ARE LIKELY TO BE GRADUALLY DISCONTINUED LATER THIS MORNING. A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO COAST FROM MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA TO ST. MARKS FLORIDA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED FOR A PORTION OF THIS AREA LATER THIS MORNING IN EXPECTATION OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE HURRICANE REACHING THE AREA EARLY SUNDAY. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT FROM STEWART TO KEY LARGO UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE. HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 25.5N 84.5W AT 26/0900Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 30 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST OR 295 DEGREES AT 8 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 974 MB EYE DIAMETER 15 NM MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT WITH GUSTS TO 110 KT 64 KT.......100NE 75SE 45SW 45NW 50 KT.......120NE 100SE 75SW 100NW 34 KT.......150NE 150SE 120SW 150NW 12 FT SEAS..300NE 150SE 150SW 300NW ALL QUADRANT RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 25.5N 84.5W AT 26/0900Z AT 26/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 25.2N 84.0W FORECAST VALID 26/1800Z 25.9N 85.7W MAX WIND 95 KT...GUSTS 115 KT 64 KT...100NE 75SE 45SW 45NW 50 KT...120NE 100SE 75SW 100NW 34 KT...150NE 150SE 120SW 150NW FORECAST VALID 27/0600Z 27.1N 87.3W MAX WIND 95 KT...GUSTS 115 KT 64 KT...100NE 75SE 45SW 45NW 50 KT...120NE 100SE 75SW 100NW 34 KT...150NE 150SE 120SW 150NW FORECAST VALID 27/1800Z 28.0N 88.5W MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT 64 KT...100NE 75SE 45SW 45NW 50 KT...120NE 100SE 75SW 100NW 34 KT...150NE 150SE 120SW 150NW STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS... ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNED AREA. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 25.5N 84.5W EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE OUTLOOK VALID 28/0600Z 29.0N 89.5W MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT 50 KT...120NE 100SE 75SW 100NW OUTLOOK VALID 29/0600Z 30.0N 90.0W...INLAND MAX WIND 80 KT...GUSTS 95 KT 50 KT...120NE 100SE 75SW 100NW NEXT ADVISORY AT 26/1500Z AVILA STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT2 AND WMO HEADER WTNT72 KNHC. NNNN