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WTNT22 KNHC 032035
TCMAT2
TROPICAL STORM BERTHA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER   3
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL022008
2100 UTC THU JUL 03 2008
 
INTERESTS IN THE SOUTHERN CAPE VERDE ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF BERTHA.
 
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 13.6N  25.6W AT 03/2100Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  30 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR 285 DEGREES AT  10 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1006 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  35 KT WITH GUSTS TO  45 KT.
34 KT....... 30NE  30SE   0SW  30NW.
12 FT SEAS.. 30NE  30SE  30SW  30NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT.  RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.
 
REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 13.6N  25.6W AT 03/2100Z
AT 03/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 13.4N  25.0W
 
FORECAST VALID 04/0600Z 14.1N  27.6W
MAX WIND  40 KT...GUSTS  50 KT.
34 KT... 45NE  45SE   0SW  45NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 04/1800Z 15.0N  30.8W
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
34 KT... 50NE  50SE  30SW  50NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 05/0600Z 16.0N  34.2W
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
34 KT... 50NE  50SE  30SW  50NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 05/1800Z 16.9N  37.7W
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT... 25NE   0SE   0SW  25NW.
34 KT... 60NE  60SE  45SW  60NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 06/1800Z 18.8N  44.5W
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
50 KT... 25NE   0SE   0SW  25NW.
34 KT... 60NE  60SE  45SW  60NW.
 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 225 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 300 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY
 
OUTLOOK VALID 07/1800Z 21.5N  49.5W
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 08/1800Z 25.0N  52.5W
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 13.6N  25.6W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 04/0300Z
 
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FORECASTER BROWN