ZCZC MIATCPAT2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM BONNIE ADVISORY NUMBER 44 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 PM EDT SAT AUG 29 1998 ...BONNIE RACING TOWARD THE OPEN ATLANTIC... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD AFFECT THE SLOPE WATERS SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA TODAY. AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BONNIE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 42.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 63.8 WEST OR ABOUT 225 MILES...360 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF SABLE ISLAND NOVA SCOTIA. BONNIE IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NORTHEAST NEAR 28 MPH...44 KM/HR... AND A TURN TOWARD THE EAST WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH... 85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. BONNIE IS BEGINNING TO MERGE WITH A TROUGH APPROACHING FROM THE WEST AND BECOMING MORE EXTRATROPICAL. LITTLE WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES ...325 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 995 MB...29.38 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 PM EDT POSITION...42.3 N... 63.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...EAST NORTHEAST NEAR 28 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 995 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER 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