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Hurricane BERTHA (Text)

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HURRICANE BERTHA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  67
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL022008
2100 UTC SAT JUL 19 2008
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 44.8N  43.3W AT 19/2100Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  25 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHEAST OR  35 DEGREES AT  22 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  989 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  65 KT WITH GUSTS TO  80 KT.
64 KT....... 40NE  40SE   0SW   0NW.
50 KT....... 75NE 100SE  50SW  40NW.
34 KT.......175NE 200SE 125SW  90NW.
12 FT SEAS..270NE 330SE 150SW 150NW.
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 44.8N  43.3W AT 19/2100Z
AT 19/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 43.7N  44.3W
 
FORECAST VALID 20/0600Z 47.9N  40.0W
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
50 KT... 75NE 100SE  50SW  40NW.
34 KT...175NE 200SE 125SW  90NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 20/1800Z 52.9N  34.3W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
50 KT... 75NE 125SE  50SW   0NW.
34 KT...200NE 225SE 125SW  75NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 21/0600Z 58.0N  27.2W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT... 75NE 125SE  50SW   0NW.
34 KT...200NE 225SE 125SW  75NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 21/1800Z 62.5N  20.0W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT... 75NE 125SE  50SW   0NW.
34 KT...200NE 225SE 125SW  75NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 22/1800Z...DISSIPATED
 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 250 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 325 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY
 
OUTLOOK VALID 23/1800Z...DISSIPATED
 
OUTLOOK VALID 24/1800Z...DISSIPATED
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 44.8N  43.3W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 20/0300Z
 
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FORECASTER KNABB
 
 
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