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TROPICAL DEPRESSION BERTHA ADVISORY NUMBER  14
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
10 PM CDT WED AUG 07 2002

...BERTHA MOVING SLOWLY TOWARD THE CENTRAL TEXAS COAST...
 
AT 10 PM CDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION BERTHA 
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE  94.0 WEST OR 
ABOUT 75 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS. THIS IS ALSO ABOUT
135 MILES EAST OF PALACIOS TEXAS.
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR  7 MPH
...11 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION SHOULD CONTINUE TONIGHT 
WITH A GRADUAL TURN TO THE WEST EXPECTED BY THURSDAY EVENING.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  30 MPH... 45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1010 MB...29.83 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 10 PM CDT POSITION...28.5 N... 94.0 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR  7 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 30 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1010 MB.

ALL INTERESTS IN THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO AND ALONG THE TEXAS 
COAST SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM IN THE 
EVENT ANY WATCHES OR WARNINGS BECOME NECESSARY.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER 
AT 4 AM CDT...THURSDAY.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
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