Hurricane Bertha

Forecast Advisory 26

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WTNT22 KNHC 091437
TCMAT2
HURRICANE BERTHA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 26
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022008
1500 UTC WED JUL 09 2008


HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 24.2N 57.5W AT 09/1500Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 30 NM

PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR 300 DEGREES AT 10 KT

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 987 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT WITH GUSTS TO 80 KT.
64 KT....... 25NE 15SE 15SW 15NW.
50 KT....... 50NE 30SE 30SW 30NW.
34 KT.......120NE 60SE 45SW 90NW.
12 FT SEAS..240NE 180SE 180SW 240NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.

REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 24.2N 57.5W AT 09/1500Z
AT 09/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 23.6N 57.0W

FORECAST VALID 10/0000Z 24.7N 58.5W
MAX WIND 70 KT...GUSTS 85 KT.
64 KT... 25NE 15SE 15SW 15NW.
50 KT... 50NE 30SE 30SW 30NW.
34 KT...120NE 60SE 45SW 90NW.

FORECAST VALID 10/1200Z 25.9N 59.7W
MAX WIND 75 KT...GUSTS 90 KT.
64 KT... 30NE 15SE 15SW 15NW.
50 KT... 60NE 45SE 30SW 45NW.
34 KT...120NE 90SE 60SW 90NW.

FORECAST VALID 11/0000Z 27.2N 60.6W
MAX WIND 75 KT...GUSTS 90 KT.
64 KT... 30NE 15SE 15SW 15NW.
50 KT... 60NE 45SE 30SW 45NW.
34 KT...120NE 90SE 60SW 90NW.

FORECAST VALID 11/1200Z 28.3N 61.1W
MAX WIND 70 KT...GUSTS 85 KT.
50 KT... 70NE 45SE 30SW 45NW.
34 KT...140NE 90SE 60SW 90NW.

FORECAST VALID 12/1200Z 30.0N 61.5W
MAX WIND 70 KT...GUSTS 85 KT.
50 KT... 70NE 45SE 30SW 45NW.
34 KT...140NE 90SE 60SW 90NW.

EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 225 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 300 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY

OUTLOOK VALID 13/1200Z 31.5N 61.5W
MAX WIND 65 KT...GUSTS 80 KT.

OUTLOOK VALID 14/1200Z 33.5N 60.5W
MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT.

REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 24.2N 57.5W

NEXT ADVISORY AT 09/2100Z

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