Tropical Storm BERTHA
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TROPICAL STORM BERTHA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 11A
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032014
200 PM EDT SUN AUG 03 2014
...BERTHA MOVING NEAR THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS...
SUMMARY OF 200 PM EDT...1800 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...22.7N 72.6W
ABOUT 150 MI...240 KM SE OF SAN SALVADOR
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 18 MPH...30 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1012 MB...29.89 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...
NONE.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS...INCLUDING THE ACKLINS...CROOKED
ISLAND...LONG CAY...THE INAGUAS...MAYAGUANA...AND THE RAGGED ISLANDS
* THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 200 PM EDT...1800 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 72.6 WEST. BERTHA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH...30 KM/H...AND A GRADUAL
TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST...NORTH...AND NORTH-NORTHEAST IS
EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...BERTHA
WILL BE MOVING AWAY FROM THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS LATER TODAY...
AND PASS TO THE EAST OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TONIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 160 MILES...260
KM...MAINLY TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1012 MB...29.89 INCHES.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS OVER THE NEXT
FEW HOURS.
RAINFALL...BERTHA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3
INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 5 INCHES ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS
OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AS WELL THE TURKS AND CAICOS THROUGH
MONDAY.
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM EDT.
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FORECASTER PASCH
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