ZCZC MIATCPAT2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE GEORGES INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 35A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 2 AM EDT THUR SEP 24 1998 ...GEORGES MOVING OVER EASTERN CUBA... A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HAITI...FOR CUBA FROM THE PROVINCE OF SANCTI SPIRITUS EASTWARD...AND FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS. AT 2 AM EDT...HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE DISCONTINUED FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS AND FOR THE TURK AND CAICOS ISLANDS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JAMAICA...FOR CAYMAN BRAC...AND LITTLE CAYMAN ISLAND. A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS AND FOR CUBA FOR THE PROVINCES OF VILLA CLARA...CIENFUEGOS AND MATANZAS. A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH FLORIDA...FROM DEERFIELD BEACH SOUTHWARD ON THE EAST COAST...AND FROM BONITA BEACH SOUTHWARD ON THE WEST COAST...INCLUDING THE FLORIDA KEYS. THIS INCLUDES MONROE...MIAMI DADE...BROWARD AND COLLIER COUNTIES. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS COULD BE APPROACHING THE FLORIDA KEYS AND EXTREME SOUTH FLORIDA TONIGHT...AND A HURRICANE WARNING WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED FOR A PORTION OF SOUTH FLORIDA AND THE KEYS LATER THIS MORNING. AT 2 AM EDT...0600Z...THE POORLY-DEFINED CENTER OF HURRICANE GEORGES WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 76.0 WEST OR ABOUT 80 MILES...125 KM...NORTHWEST OF GUANTANAMO BAY CUBA. GEORGES IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR...AND ON THIS TRACK THE CENTER WILL CONTINUE MOVING OVER PORTIONS OF EASTERN CUBA NEAR THE NORTHERN COAST FOR MOST OF TODAY. DO NOT FOCUS ON THE PRECISE LOCATION AND TRACK OF THE CENTER. THE HURRICANES DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND RAINS COVER A WIDE SWATH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN A FEW SQUALLS TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST UNTIL TONIGHT WHEN THE CENTER OF GEORGES IS FORECAST TO MOVE BACK OVER WATER. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES... 55 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES...280 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 992 MB...29.29 INCHES. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES...LOCALLY 20 INCHES OR MORE OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN...ARE LIKELY NEAR THE PATH OF GEORGES. THESE RAINS COULD PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS... ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST IN THE WARNING AREA. REPEATING THE 2 AM EDT POSITION...20.7 N... 76.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 75 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 992 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM EDT. LAWRENCE NNNN