ZCZC MIATCMAT2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM HURRICANE GEORGES FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 48 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL AL0798 0900Z SUN SEP 27 1998 A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA TO PANAMA CITY FLORIDA. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNED AREA WITHIN 24 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FROM EAST OF PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO ST. MARKS FLORIDA. A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEST OF MORGAN CITY TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA. HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 28.1N 87.6W AT 27/0900Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 25 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OR 310 DEGREES AT 9 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 970 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT WITH GUSTS TO 115 KT 64 KT.......100NE 25SE 0SW 25NW 50 KT.......125NE 75SE 25SW 50NW 34 KT.......150NE 150SE 100SW 75NW 12 FT SEAS..240NE 150SE 200SW 275NW ALL QUADRANT RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 28.1N 87.6W AT 27/0900Z AT 27/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 27.6N 87.2W FORECAST VALID 27/1800Z 28.7N 88.6W MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT 64 KT...100NE 25SE 0SW 25NW 50 KT...125NE 75SE 25SW 50NW 34 KT...150NE 150SE 100SW 75NW FORECAST VALID 28/0600Z 29.4N 89.3W MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT 64 KT...100NE 25SE 0SW 25NW 50 KT...125NE 75SE 25SW 50NW 34 KT...150NE 150SE 100SW 75NW FORECAST VALID 28/1800Z 30.0N 90.0W...INLAND MAX WIND 80 KT...GUSTS 95 KT 64 KT...100NE 25SE 0SW 25NW 50 KT...125NE 75SE 25SW 50NW 34 KT...150NE 150SE 100SW 75NW STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 10 TO 15 FEET...LOCALLY UP TO 17 FEET AT THE HEADS OF BAYS...ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IS POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES. SMALL CRAFT FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO HIGH ISLAND TEXAS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. SMALL CRAFT ALONG THE WEST OCOAST OF FLORIDA SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 28.1N 87.6W EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE OUTLOOK VALID 29/0600Z 30.5N 90.0W...INLAND MAX WIND 65 KT...GUSTS 80 KT 50 KT... 50NE 75SE 25SW 25NW OUTLOOK VALID 30/0600Z 31.0N 90.0W...INLAND MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT 50 KT... 50NE 75SE 25SW 25NW NEXT ADVISORY AT 27/1500Z AVILA STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT2 AND WMO HEADER WTNT72 KNHC. NNNN