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HURRICANE BONNIE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  21A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
8 PM EDT MON AUG 24 1998

...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR U.S. COAST...
 
A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SAVANNAH GEORGIA TO THE
NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA BORDER...INCLUDING THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE
SOUNDS.
 
A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WATCH AREA WITHIN 36 HOURS.
 
RESIDENTS WITHIN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD FOLLOW INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS.
 
AT 8 PM EDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BONNIE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 26.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 73.1 WEST.  THIS POSITION
IS ABOUT 615 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GEORGIA AND ABOUT THE
SAME DISTANCE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA.
 
BONNIE IS MOVING SLOWLY TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY WITH SOME
INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 115 MPH...185 KM/HR...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME FLUCTUATIONS MAY OCCUR BUT LITTLE SIGNIFICANT
CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS LIKELY...AND BONNIE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN A
POWERFUL HURRICANE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

BONNIE IS A LARGE HURRICANE.  HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD
UP TO  85 MILES...140 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES...370 KM...MAINLY TO THE
NORTHEAST AND NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  963 MB...28.44 INCHES.
 
SOME RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH BONNIE CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE BAHAMAS...PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS AND STRONG
GUSTY WINDS.

LARGE SWELLS ARE PROPAGATING WELL AHEAD OF THE HURRICANE AND ARE
IMPACTING PORTIONS OF THE U.S. SOUTHEAST COAST.  SEE STATEMENTS FROM
LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES.
 
REPEATING THE 8 PM EDT POSITION...26.7 N...73.1 W.  MOVEMENT TOWARD
...NORTHWEST NEAR  6 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...963 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 PM EDT.
 
MAYFIELD
 
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