ZCZC MIATCPAT2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM GEORGES ADVISORY NUMBER 9 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 11 AM AST THU SEP 17 1998 ...GEORGES SLOWLY STRENGTHENING... AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GEORGES WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 39.2 WEST OR ABOUT 1400 MILES...2250 KM...EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES. GEORGES IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 20 MPH ...32 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE INCREASED TO NEAR 60 MPH... 95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GEORGE COULD BECOME A HURRICANE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES ...140 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB...29.50 INCHES. REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...12.2 N... 39.2 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 20 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 60 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 999 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM AST. AVILA STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT2 AND WMO HEADER WTNT72 KNHC. NNNN