ZCZC MIATCMAT2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM HURRICANE GEORGES FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 25 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL AL0798 1500Z MON SEP 21 1998 HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE U.S. AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS...PUERTO RICO...AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. AT 11 AM AST...1500 UTC...A HURRICANE WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE NORTH COAST OF HAITI FROM ST NICOLAS TO THE BORDER OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC...AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WATCH FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. AT 11 AM AST...1500 UTC...HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE DISCONTINUED FOR ALL ISLANDS TO THE EAST OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS...EXCEPT FOR ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA...WHERE COMMUNICATION WITH THE METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE HAS BEEN INTERRUPTED...AND THE FRENCH ISLANDS OF ST. BARTHELEMY AND ST MARTIN. INTERSTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD MAINTAIN PRECAUTIONS UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE. HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 17.7N 64.3W AT 21/1500Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 15 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST OR 285 DEGREES AT 14 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 966 MB EYE DIAMETER 17 NM MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT WITH GUSTS TO 115 KT 64 KT....... 75NE 50SE 40SW 40NW 50 KT.......100NE 75SE 50SW 50NW 34 KT.......150NE 125SE 75SW 75NW 12 FT SEAS..400NE 200SE 200SW 400NW ALL QUADRANT RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 17.7N 64.3W AT 21/1500Z AT 21/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 17.5N 63.7W FORECAST VALID 22/0000Z 18.3N 66.6W MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT 64 KT... 75NE 50SE 40SW 40NW 50 KT...100NE 75SE 50SW 50NW 34 KT...150NE 125SE 75SW 75NW FORECAST VALID 22/1200Z 19.0N 69.0W MAX WIND 90 KT...GUSTS 110 KT 64 KT... 75NE 50SE 40SW 40NW 50 KT...100NE 75SE 50SW 50NW 34 KT...150NE 125SE 75SW 75NW FORECAST VALID 23/0000Z 19.8N 71.5W MAX WIND 85 KT...GUSTS 105 KT 64 KT... 75NE 50SE 40SW 40NW 50 KT...100NE 75SE 50SW 50NW 34 KT...150NE 125SE 75SW 75NW STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 4 TO 7 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS... ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES ARE EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE NORTH OF WHERE THE HURRICANE INTERACTS WITH THE ISLANDS. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 17.7N 64.3W EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE OUTLOOK VALID 23/1200Z 20.5N 73.5W MAX WIND 85 KT...GUSTS 105 KT 50 KT...100NE 75SE 50SW 50NW OUTLOOK VALID 24/1200Z 22.5N 76.5W MAX WIND 90 KT...GUSTS 110 KT 50 KT...100NE 75SE 50SW 50NW NEXT ADVISORY AT 21/2100Z PASCH STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT2 AND WMO HEADER WTNT72 KNHC. NNNN