ZCZC MIATCPAT2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE BONNIE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 22A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 2 AM EDT TUE AUG 25 1998 ...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST 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 IN 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 2 AM EDT...0600Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BONNIE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 73.7 WEST OR ABOUT 540 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA...AND ABOUT THE SAME DISTANCE SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GEORGIA. BONNIE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 115 MPH 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 105 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES MAINLY TO THE NORTHEAST AND NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 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 2 AM EDT POSITION...27.6 N... 73.7 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ... 115 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 963 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM EDT. LAWRENCE NNNN