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| #201352 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:43 PM 16.Jul.2008) TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM BERTHA ADVISORY NUMBER 55 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022008 500 PM AST WED JUL 16 2008 ...BERTHA TURNS TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST... AT 500 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 36.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 60.5 WEST OR ABOUT 360 MILES...580 KM...NORTHEAST OF BERMUDA. BERTHA IS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/HR. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH A TURN TOWARD THE 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 24 HOURS WITH SOME SLOW DECREASE IN STRENGTH FORECAST STARTING LATE ON THURSDAY. 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 500 PM AST POSITION...36.1 N...60.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...SOUTHEAST NEAR 5 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...995 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 PM AST. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE |
