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HURRICANE BERTHA ADVISORY NUMBER  17
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL032014
1100 PM EDT MON AUG 04 2014

...BERTHA EXPECTED TO WEAKEN ON TUESDAY...


SUMMARY OF 1100 PM EDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...31.3N 73.1W
ABOUT 490 MI...790 KM W OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 20 MPH...31 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB...29.56 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 1100 PM EDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BERTHA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 73.1 WEST. BERTHA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 20 MPH...31 KM/H. A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHEAST WITH INCREASING FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK...BERTHA WILL
PASS ABOUT MIDWAY BETWEEN THE U.S. EAST COAST AND BERMUDA ON
TUESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 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.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125
MILES...205 KM...PRIMARILY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB...29.56 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM EDT.

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FORECASTER BROWN