ZCZC MIATCPAT2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM COR BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM BONNIE ADVISORY NUMBER 35 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 11 AM EDT THU AUG 27 1998 ...CORRECTED SOUTHERN END OF WARNING TO BE NEW RIVER INLET.. ...BONNIE NOW A TROPICAL STORM...STILL A DANGEROUS FLOOD THREAT... AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR BONNIE ARE REVISED. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NEW RIVER INLET NORTH CAROLINA TO CAPE HENLOPEN DELAWARE...INCLUDING PAMLICO SOUND...ALBEMARLE SOUND...AND CHESAPEAKE BAY SOUTHWARD FROM SMITH POINT. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY INCLUDING DELAWARE BAY. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO DRUM POINT AND FOR THE POTOMAC RIVER FROM COBB POINT TO SMITH POINT. INTERESTS IN THE WATCH AND WARNING AREAS SHOULD FOLLOW RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THEIR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. AT 11 AM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BONNIE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 76.8 WEST OR ABOUT 80 MILES SOUTH- SOUTHWEST OF ELIZABETH CITY NORTH CAROLINA. BONNIE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 6 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. ON THIS TRACK...BONNIE WILL REMAIN OVER NORTH CAROLINA UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY...CREATING A SERIOUS FLOOD THREAT. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES FROM THE CENTER MAINLY OVER THE WATER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 978 MB...28.88 INCHES. STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 4 TO 7 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES COULD OCCUR IN ASSOCIATION WITH BONNIE. INLAND HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR COUNTIES IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. SEE STATEMENTS BY LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS... ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE PATH OF BONNIE. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TODAY OVER EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. REPEATING THE 11 AM EDT POSITION...35.2 N... 76.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 6 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 65 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 978 MB. INTERMEDIATE ADVISORIES WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1 PM EDT AND 3 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 5 PM EDT. RAPPAPORT STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT2 AND WMO HEADER WTNT72 KNHC. NNNN