ZCZC MIATCPAT2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM BONNIE ADVISORY NUMBER 40 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 1998 ...BONNIE DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM... AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE DISCONTINUED SOUTH OF WATCH HILL RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING DELAWARE BAY AND LONG ISLAND SOUND. TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM WATCH HILL RHODE ISLAND TO PLYMOUTH MASSACHUSETTS. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD AFFECT THE COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA BY SATURDAY. AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BONNIE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 37.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 73.0 WEST OR ABOUT 290 MILES...470 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF NANTUCKET ISLAND. THE STORM IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 13 MPH ...20 KM/HR...AND A SLOW INCREASE IN FORWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. WINDS OF 40 MPH EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275 MILES...445 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 992 MB...29.29 INCHES. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AS BONNIE PASSES NEAR THE WARNING AREA. STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDES...LOCALLY HIGHER...NEAR THE WARNING AREA IS POSSIBLE. INTERESTS ALONG THE NORTHEAST U.S. COAST SHOULD CONSULT STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES FOR INFORMATION ON STORM SURGE AND RAINFALL. REPEATING THE 5 PM EDT POSITION...37.7 N... 73.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 70 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 992 MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 8 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 PM EDT. JARVINEN STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT2 AND WMO HEADER WTNT72 KNHC. NNNN