Tropical Storm BERTHA

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TROPICAL STORM BERTHA ADVISORY NUMBER   6
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL022008
1100 AM AST FRI JUL 04 2008

...BERTHA A LITTLE STRONGER...
 
AT 1100 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 29.7 WEST OR ABOUT 385
MILES...625 KM...WEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.
 
BERTHA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/HR. 
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN INTENSITY IS FORECAST TODAY OR TONIGHT...
BUT SOME GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE IN A DAY OR TWO.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.
  
REPEATING THE 1100 AM AST POSITION...14.9 N...29.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50
MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
500 PM AST.
 
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FORECASTER BROWN
 
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