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HURRICANE BONNIE ADVISORY NUMBER  37
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 PM EDT THU AUG 27 1998
 
...BONNIE RE-INTENSIFIES INTO A HURRICANE...
...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS TO REMAIN OFFSHORE...

AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
DISCONTINUED SOUTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT.  A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW
IN EFFECT FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH CAROLINA TO WATCH HILL RHODE
ISLAND...INCLUDING PAMLICO SOUND...ALBEMARLE SOUND...CHESAPEAKE BAY
SOUTHWARD FROM SMITH POINT...AND DELAWARE BAY.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM EAST OF WATCH HILL
RHODE ISLAND TO PLYMOUTH MASSACHUSETTS.  A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS
ALSO IN EFFECT FOR CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO DRUM POINT AND
FOR THE POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND TO SMITH POINT.
 
INTERESTS IN THE WATCH AND WARNING AREAS SHOULD FOLLOW
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THEIR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
 
AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BONNIE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 36.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE  75.5 WEST...NEAR KITTY HAWK
NORTH CAROLINA.
 
BONNIE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 8 MPH AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.  ON THIS TRACK THE
CENTER OF BONNIE WILL CONTINUE MOVING AWAY FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA
COAST.  HOWEVER...WINDS CIRCULATING AROUND THE BACK SIDE OF THE
CENTER WILL CONTINUE THE STORM SURGE THREAT FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA.

REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS...OVER THE WATER EAST OF THE CENTER. LITTLE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE
IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES TO THE EAST AND
SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 260 MILES.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  985 MB...29.09 INCHES.
 
STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 3 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDES...LOCALLY
HIGHER...WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN
VIRGINIA.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA AND THE DELMARVA PENINSULA. 
 
REPEATING THE 11 PM EDT POSITION...36.2 N... 75.5 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR  8 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 75 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 985 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...FRIDAY.
 
MAYFIELD
 
STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE
FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT2 AND WMO HEADER WTNT72 KNHC.
 
 
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