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BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM BERTHA ADVISORY NUMBER  22
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL032014
500 AM AST WED AUG 06 2014

...BERTHA MOVING QUICKLY NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE NORTH ATLANTIC...


SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...39.0N 65.4W
ABOUT 400 MI...640 KM SSW OF HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA
ABOUT 815 MI...1315 KM SW OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 55 DEGREES AT 28 MPH...44 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB...29.74 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 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 39.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 65.4 WEST. BERTHA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 28 MPH...44 KM/H...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST IN THE NEXT DAY OR SO...AND
BERTHA IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A POST-TROPICAL OR EXTRATROPICAL
CYCLONE BY TONIGHT.

TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...220
KM...MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY BERTHA WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE
UNITED STATES EAST COAST FROM NORTH CAROLINA TO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
TODAY. THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND
RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS. PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL
WEATHER OFFICE.


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM AST.

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FORECASTER BRENNAN