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| #200898 (Received by flhurricane at: 1:58 AM 14.Jul.2008) TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM BERTHA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 44A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022008 200 AM AST MON JUL 14 2008 ...BERTHA MOVING A LITTLE FASTER TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR BERMUDA. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 200 AM AST...0600Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 63.4 WEST OR ABOUT 125 MILES...200 KM...SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA. BERTHA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/HR. A MOTION GENERALLY TOWARD THE NORTH WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS FORECAST TODAY AND TUESDAY. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF BERTHA IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY PASS JUST EAST OF BERMUDA DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...220 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 990 MB...29.23 INCHES. LARGE SWELLS AND HIGH SURF ARE AFFECTING BERMUDA...AND THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. THE OUTER BANDS OF BERTHA COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN BERMUDA OF 2 TO 4 INCHES DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. REPEATING THE 200 AM AST POSITION...30.9 N...63.4 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...990 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER KNABB |
