ZCZC MIATCMAT2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM HURRICANE BONNIE FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 31 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL AL0298 1500Z WED AUG 26 1998 HURRICANE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM CAPE ROMAIN SOUTH CAROLINA TO CHINCOTEAGUE VIRGINIA...INCLUDING PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS...AND CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT SOUTHWARD. AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE WARNINGS AND WATCHES SOUTH OF CAPE ROMAIN ARE DISCONTINUED. A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO CAPE HENLOPEN DELAWARE. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA. INTERESTS IN THE WATCH AND WARNING AREAS SHOULD FOLLOW RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THEIR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 33.2N 77.8W AT 26/1500Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 25 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH OR 350 DEGREES AT 10 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 966 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT WITH GUSTS TO 120 KT 64 KT.......100NE 75SE 35SW 50NW 50 KT.......125NE 125SE 60SW 60NW 34 KT.......200NE 150SE 100SW 90NW 12 FT SEAS..525NE 200SE 150SW 90NW ALL QUADRANT RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 33.2N 77.8W AT 26/1500Z AT 26/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 32.7N 77.8W FORECAST VALID 27/0000Z 34.6N 77.7W...INLAND MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT 64 KT... 75NE 75SE 35SW 40NW 50 KT...125NE 125SE 50SW 50NW 34 KT...175NE 150SE 75SW 75NW FORECAST VALID 27/1200Z 36.2N 76.0W...INLAND MAX WIND 80 KT...GUSTS 95 KT 64 KT... 50NE 75SE 35SW 40NW 50 KT...100NE 125SE 60SW 60NW 34 KT...150NE 175SE 90SW 90NW FORECAST VALID 28/0000Z 38.2N 72.4W MAX WIND 75 KT...GUSTS 90 KT 64 KT... 30NE 75SE 50SW 30NW 50 KT... 75NE 100SE 60SW 50NW 34 KT...100NE 175SE 90SW 90NW STORM SURGE FLOODING IS EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE NORTH OF WHERE THE HURRICANE REACHES THE COAST...INCLUDING IN PAMLICO SOUND AND ALBEMARLE SOUND...WITH WATER LEVELS INCREASING UP TO 9 TO 11 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDAL LEVELS. LARGE SWELLS ARE PROPAGATING WELL AHEAD OF THE HURRICANE AND ARE IMPACTING PORTIONS OF THE U.S. EAST COAST. SEE STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 33.2N 77.8W EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE OUTLOOK VALID 28/1200Z 40.2N 66.7W MAX WIND 70 KT...GUSTS 85 KT 50 KT... 50NE 100SE 30SW 30NW OUTLOOK VALID 29/1200Z 42.5N 51.6W MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT 50 KT... 50NE 100SE 30SW 30NW NEXT ADVISORY AT 26/2100Z RAPPAPORT STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT2 AND WMO HEADER WTNT72 KNHC. NNNN