Tropical Storm BERTHA

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TROPICAL STORM BERTHA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER   8
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL022008
0300 UTC SAT JUL 05 2008
 
 
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 16.0N  33.5W AT 05/0300Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  30 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST OR 280 DEGREES AT  18 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1000 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  45 KT WITH GUSTS TO  55 KT.
34 KT....... 90NE  30SE   0SW  75NW.
12 FT SEAS..180NE 120SE  60SW  90NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT.  RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.
 
REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 16.0N  33.5W AT 05/0300Z
AT 05/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 15.8N  32.6W
 
FORECAST VALID 05/1200Z 16.4N  36.2W
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
34 KT... 90NE  45SE  30SW  75NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 06/0000Z 17.0N  39.8W
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
34 KT... 90NE  45SE  30SW  75NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 06/1200Z 17.6N  43.6W
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT... 45NE   0SE   0SW  45NW.
34 KT... 90NE  60SE  30SW  90NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 07/0000Z 18.1N  47.3W
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
50 KT... 45NE   0SE   0SW  45NW.
34 KT... 90NE  60SE  30SW  90NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 08/0000Z 20.0N  53.5W
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
50 KT... 40NE  20SE  20SW  40NW.
34 KT...100NE  60SE  60SW 100NW.
 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 225 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 300 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY
 
OUTLOOK VALID 09/0000Z 22.0N  58.5W
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 10/0000Z 24.0N  63.0W
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 16.0N  33.5W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 05/0900Z
 
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