ZCZC MIATCPAT2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM BONNIE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 35B NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 3 PM EDT THU AUG 27 1998 ...BONNIE MOVING A LITTLE FASTER TOWARD THE ATLANTIC... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS 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...AND COULD BE UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING LATER TODAY. 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 3 PM EDT...1900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BONNIE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 76.1 WEST OR ABOUT 40 MILES SOUTH OF ELIZABETH CITY NORTH CAROLINA. THIS POSITION IS ALSO 45 MILES NORTHWEST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATES THAT BONNIE IS NOW MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 8 MPH. A GRADUAL FURTHER INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK...BONNIE WILL BEGIN TO MOVE OFFSHORE THIS EVENING. HOWEVER ...SOME OF ITS RAINS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT OVER EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. SHIP REPORTS SHOW THAT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO ABOUT 250 MILES TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 981 MB...28.97 INCHES. STORM SURGE FLOODING WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE THIS EVENING. 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 3 PM EDT POSITION...35.7 N... 76.1 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 65 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 981 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM EDT. RAPPAPORT NNNN