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| #201455 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:43 AM 17.Jul.2008) TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM BERTHA ADVISORY NUMBER 58 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022008 1100 AM AST THU JUL 17 2008 ...BERTHA STILL ON TRACK AWAY FROM LAND... AT 1100 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 34.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 58.4 WEST OR ABOUT 390 MILES...630 KM...EAST-NORTHEAST OF BERMUDA AND ABOUT 905 MILES... 1460 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND. BERTHA IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-SOUTHEAST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR. A MOTION TO THE EAST IS EXPECTED TODAY...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED LIKELY ON FRIDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...220 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB...29.44 INCHES. REPEATING THE 1100 AM AST POSITION...34.2 N...58.4 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...EAST-SOUTHEAST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...997 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 PM AST. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE |
