Hurricane Bertha Forms in the Atlantic

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http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/cyclones/

BULLETIN
HURRICANE BERTHA ADVISORY NUMBER 15
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032014
1100 AM EDT MON AUG 04 2014

...BERTHA BECOMES THE SECOND HURRICANE OF THE 2014 ATLANTIC
SEASON...


SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...27.6N 73.6W
ABOUT 230 MI...370 KM ENE OF GREAT ABACO ISLAND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...998 MB...29.47 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BERTHA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 73.6 WEST. BERTHA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 17 MPH...28 KM/H...AND A TURN TOWARD
THE NORTH-NORTHEAST AND NORTHEAST WITH INCREASING FORWARD SPEED IS
FORECAST OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...BERTHA
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE BAHAMAS TODAY AND PASS ABOUT
MIDWAY BETWEEN THE U.S. EAST COAST AND BERMUDA ON TUESDAY.

REPORTS FROM NOAA AND AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE
THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 80 MPH...130
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A WEAKENING TREND IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
BY LATE TUESDAY.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 160
MILES...260 KM.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 998 MB...29.47 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
----------------------
NONE.


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM EDT.

$$
FORECASTER PASCH

[djean111]

1. That was quick - I could swear that last time I checked (middle of the night) Bertha had 50 MPH

winds.

[OnlinePoker]

3. If you look at Advisory 12 from 5 PM EDT yesterday...45 mph winds

It was forecast to have "some strengthening" over the next 48 hours. 6 hours later, by Advisory 13, it had jumped up to 65 mph and Bertha becoming a hurricane today or tonight. I guess today won out.

[dipsydoodle]

2. Tropical Storm Bertha strengthens in Atlantic, no threat to U.S.

http://www.bradenton.com/2014/08/04/5285987/tropical-storm-bertha-strengthens.html