Hurricane BERTHA

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HURRICANE BERTHA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  26
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL022008
1500 UTC WED JUL 09 2008
 
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 24.2N  57.5W AT 09/1500Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  30 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR 300 DEGREES AT  10 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  987 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  65 KT WITH GUSTS TO  80 KT.
64 KT....... 25NE  15SE  15SW  15NW.
50 KT....... 50NE  30SE  30SW  30NW.
34 KT.......120NE  60SE  45SW  90NW.
12 FT SEAS..240NE 180SE 180SW 240NW.
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 24.2N  57.5W AT 09/1500Z
AT 09/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 23.6N  57.0W
 
FORECAST VALID 10/0000Z 24.7N  58.5W
MAX WIND  70 KT...GUSTS  85 KT.
64 KT... 25NE  15SE  15SW  15NW.
50 KT... 50NE  30SE  30SW  30NW.
34 KT...120NE  60SE  45SW  90NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 10/1200Z 25.9N  59.7W
MAX WIND  75 KT...GUSTS  90 KT.
64 KT... 30NE  15SE  15SW  15NW.
50 KT... 60NE  45SE  30SW  45NW.
34 KT...120NE  90SE  60SW  90NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 11/0000Z 27.2N  60.6W
MAX WIND  75 KT...GUSTS  90 KT.
64 KT... 30NE  15SE  15SW  15NW.
50 KT... 60NE  45SE  30SW  45NW.
34 KT...120NE  90SE  60SW  90NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 11/1200Z 28.3N  61.1W
MAX WIND  70 KT...GUSTS  85 KT.
50 KT... 70NE  45SE  30SW  45NW.
34 KT...140NE  90SE  60SW  90NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 12/1200Z 30.0N  61.5W
MAX WIND  70 KT...GUSTS  85 KT.
50 KT... 70NE  45SE  30SW  45NW.
34 KT...140NE  90SE  60SW  90NW.
 
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 13/1200Z 31.5N  61.5W
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 14/1200Z 33.5N  60.5W
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 24.2N  57.5W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 09/2100Z
 
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