Hurricane BERTHA
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HURRICANE BERTHA ADVISORY NUMBER 16
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032014
500 PM EDT MON AUG 04 2014
...BERTHA CONTINUES NORTHWARD...
...NO THREAT TO LAND...
SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...29.4N 73.6W
ABOUT 560 MI...900 KM WSW OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 DEGREES AT 18 MPH...30 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...998 MB...29.47 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BERTHA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 73.6 WEST. BERTHA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 18 MPH...30 KM/H...AND A GRADUAL TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHEAST WITH INCREASING FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER
THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...BERTHA WILL PASS ABOUT
MIDWAY BETWEEN THE U.S. EAST COAST AND BERMUDA ON TUESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH...120
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...OVER A SMALL AREA NORTHEAST OF THE
CENTER. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140
MILES...220 KM...MAINLY TO THE NORTHEAST AND EAST OF THE CENTER.
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER
AIRCRAFT OBSERVATIONS IS 998 MB...29.47 INCHES.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM EDT.
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FORECASTER PASCH
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