Hurricane Bertha

Forecast Advisory 27

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WTNT22 KNHC 092032
TCMAT2
HURRICANE BERTHA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 27
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022008
2100 UTC WED JUL 09 2008

HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 24.8N 58.1W AT 09/2100Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 30 NM

PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OR 305 DEGREES AT 10 KT

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 970 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT WITH GUSTS TO 110 KT.
64 KT....... 25NE 15SE 15SW 15NW.
50 KT....... 50NE 30SE 30SW 30NW.
34 KT.......120NE 60SE 60SW 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 24.8N 58.1W AT 09/2100Z
AT 09/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 24.5N 57.8W

FORECAST VALID 10/0600Z 25.6N 59.2W
MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT.
64 KT... 40NE 25SE 25SW 25NW.
50 KT... 70NE 50SE 45SW 50NW.
34 KT...140NE 100SE 75SW 100NW.

FORECAST VALID 10/1800Z 26.8N 60.2W
MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT.
64 KT... 40NE 25SE 25SW 25NW.
50 KT... 70NE 50SE 45SW 50NW.
34 KT...140NE 100SE 75SW 100NW.

FORECAST VALID 11/0600Z 28.0N 61.0W
MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT.
64 KT... 40NE 30SE 30SW 30NW.
50 KT... 70NE 60SE 45SW 60NW.
34 KT...140NE 120SE 90SW 120NW.

FORECAST VALID 11/1800Z 29.1N 61.3W
MAX WIND 95 KT...GUSTS 115 KT.
50 KT... 70NE 60SE 45SW 60NW.
34 KT...140NE 120SE 90SW 120NW.

FORECAST VALID 12/1800Z 31.0N 61.5W
MAX WIND 85 KT...GUSTS 105 KT.
50 KT... 80NE 60SE 45SW 60NW.
34 KT...150NE 120SE 90SW 120NW.

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 13/1800Z 32.5N 61.0W
MAX WIND 80 KT...GUSTS 100 KT.

OUTLOOK VALID 14/1800Z 35.5N 60.0W
MAX WIND 75 KT...GUSTS 90 KT.

REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 24.8N 58.1W

NEXT ADVISORY AT 10/0300Z

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