Tropical Storm Bertha

Forecast Advisory 5

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WTNT32 KNHC 051431
TCPAT2
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION BERTHA ADVISORY NUMBER 5
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
10 AM CDT MON AUG 05 2002

...BERTHA NOW WELL INLAND OVER SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...HEAVY
RAINFALL THREAT CONTINUES...

AT 10 AM CDT...1500Z...THE BROAD AND POORLY-DEFINED CENTER OF
TROPICAL DEPRESSION BERTHA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.8 NORTH...
LONGITUDE 90.2 WEST OR NEAR FRANKLINTON LOUISIANA. THIS IS
ALSO ABOUT 55 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...
AND A TURN TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT A SLOWER FORWARD SPEED ARE
EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 30 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS IN A FEW SQUALLS EAST OF THE CENTER. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING
IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS THE CENTER MOVES FURTHER
INLAND.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1010 MB...29.83 INCHES.

THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH BERTHA IS HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE INLAND
FLOODING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH
LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...SOUTHWESTERN
ALABAMA...SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...AND SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

REPEATING THE 10 AM CDT POSITION...30.8 N... 90.2 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 30 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1010 MB.

THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER ON THIS SYSTEM. FUTURE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN PUBLIC
ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
IN WASHINGTON DC UNDER AWIPS HEADER TCPAT2 AND WMO HEADER WTNT32
KWBC.

FORECASTER BEVEN