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HURRICANE BONNIE ADVISORY NUMBER  22
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 PM EDT MON AUG 24 1998
 
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR U.S. EAST 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 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BONNIE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 27.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE  73.1 WEST OR ABOUT 585 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 8 MPH AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON TUESDAY 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 962 MB...28.41 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 11 PM EDT POSITION...27.2 N... 73.1 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ...
115 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 962 MB.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 2 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 5 AM
EDT...TUESDAY.
 
MAYFIELD
 
STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE
FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT2 AND WMO HEADER WTNT72 KNHC.
 
 
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