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Tropical Storm BERTHA (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM BERTHA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  47A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL022008
800 PM AST MON JUL 14 2008
 
....SQUALLS STILL AFFECTING BERMUDA...
 
A HURRICANE WATCH AND A TROPICAL STORM WARNING ARE IN EFFECT FOR
BERMUDA.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS
ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AT 800 PM AST...0000Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 64.0 WEST OR ABOUT 85
MILES...135 KM...NORTH-NORTHEAST OF BERMUDA.
 
BERTHA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR.  A TURN TO
THE NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS...WITH A TURN TO
THE EAST EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. STRONGER WINDS...ESPECIALLY IN GUSTS...ARE LIKELY OVER
BERMUDA'S ELEVATED TERRAIN.  BERTHA IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A
HURRICANE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND THERE IS SOME CHANCE THAT
THIS COULD OCCUR BEFORE BERTHA'S STRONGEST WINDS MOVE PAST BERMUDA
DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...220 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 995 MB...29.38 INCHES.
 
LARGE SWELLS AND HIGH SURF ARE AFFECTING BERMUDA...AND THESE
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE ALSO OCCURRING ALONG THE U.S. EAST COAST
FROM THE CAROLINAS THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.
 
BERTHA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN BERMUDA OF 3 TO 5
INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 800 PM AST POSITION...33.4 N...64.0 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 10 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...995 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
1100 PM AST.
 
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FORECASTER BROWN/KNABB
 
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