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TROPICAL DEPRESSION BERTHA ADVISORY NUMBER  16
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
10 AM CDT THU AUG 08 2002
 
...TROPICAL DEPRESSION A LITTLE BETTER ORGANIZED...PLANE WILL CHECK 
THE SYSTEM LATER TODAY. 
 
ALL INTERESTS IN THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO...PRIMARILY ALONG
THE SOUTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS COAST...SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.
 
AT 10 AM CDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION BERTHA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.6 NORTH...  LONGITUDE 95.7 WEST OR ABOUT
110 MILES...  EAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR  8 MPH
...13 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  30 MPH... 45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER...A 
RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WILL CHECK THE INTENSITY LATER TODAY.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1010 MB...29.83 INCHES.
 
RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER 
AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR THE PATH OF BERTHA.
 
REPEATING THE 10 AM CDT POSITION...27.6 N... 95.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR  8 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 30 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1010 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 4 PM CDT.
 
FORECASTER AVILA
 
 
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