Hugh
(Senior Storm Chaser)
Tue Jul 08 2008 01:22 AM
Re: Major Hurricane Bertha Now Moving Northwest

NRL now shows winds up to 105kts, with pressure down to 952mb. That's actually a higher pressure than the 948 at the 5pm advisory, but at that point NRL was showing 970mb with 90kt winds.
I know what you're saying about warming cloud tops, Ed, but I'm seeing some oscillation (for lack of a better term) in the tops, periodically warming but then cooling again. Bertha seems to be handling, and even beating off, the shear rather fiercely still.


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