ZCZC MIATCPAT2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM BONNIE ADVISORY NUMBER 7 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 AM AST FRI AUG 21 1998 ...BONNIES ROUGHEST WEATHER PASSING NORTH OF THE CARIBBEAN... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE U.S. AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS OF ANTIGUA...BARBUDA... ANGUILLA...ST. MAARTEN...SABA...AND ST. EUSTATIUS. THESE WATCHES AND WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED LATER TODAY. AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS. AT 5 AM AST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BONNIE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 64.0 WEST OR ABOUT 165 MILES...265 KM...NORTHEAST OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO. BONNIE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 22 MPH...35 KM/HR. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH... 85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 145 MILES...230 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB...29.56 INCHES. RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH BONNIE CONTINUE SPREADING ACROSS THE LEEWARD ISLANDS...THE BRITISH AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...AND PUERTO RICO PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...19.9 N... 64.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 22 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 8 AM AST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 AM AST. RAPPAPORT STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT2 AND WMO HEADER WTNT72 KNHC. NNNN