ZCZC MIATCPAT2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM COR BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM BONNIE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 40A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 8 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 1998 ...CORRECTED TIME IN HEADER... ...BONNIE MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST... TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM WATCH HILL RHODE ISLAND TO PLYMOUTH MASSACHUSETTS. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD AFFECT THE COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA BY SATURDAY. AT 8 PM EDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BONNIE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 37.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 72.1 WEST OR ABOUT 265 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF NANTUCKET ISLAND. OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS...BONNIE HAS MOVED TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 14 MPH. IF THIS DIRECTION OF MOTION CONTINUES...THE THREAT TO NEW ENGLAND WOULD DECREASE. A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275 MILES MAINLY SOUTHEAST FROM THE CENTER. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED FROM THE HURRICANE HUNTERS WAS 993 MB...29.32 INCHES. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AS BONNIE PASSES NEAR THE WARNING AREA. STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDES...LOCALLY HIGHER...NEAR THE WARNING AREA IS POSSIBLE. INTERESTS ALONG THE NORTHEAST U.S. COAST SHOULD CONSULT STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES FOR INFORMATION ON STORM SURGE AND RAINFALL. REPEATING THE 8 PM EDT POSITION...37.8 N... 72.1 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 70 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 993 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM EDT. RAPPAPORT NNNN