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#201299 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:34 AM 16.Jul.2008) TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM BERTHA ADVISORY NUMBER 54 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022008 1100 AM AST WED JUL 16 2008 ...BERTHA A LITTLE STRONGER... AT 1100 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 36.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 60.7 WEST OR ABOUT 380 MILES...610 KM...NORTHEAST OF BERMUDA. BERTHA IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NEAR 3 MPH...6 KM/HR. BERTHA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST LATER TODAY AND TURN BACK TO EAST ON THURSDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 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. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 995 MB...29.38 INCHES. REPEATING THE 1100 AM AST POSITION...36.6 N...60.7 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...EAST NEAR 3 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...995 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 PM AST. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE |