Hurricane Bertha

Public Advisory 21

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WTNT33 KNHC 060241
TCPAT3

BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM BERTHA ADVISORY NUMBER 21
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032014
1100 PM AST TUE AUG 05 2014

...BERTHA PASSING WELL SOUTHEAST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...


SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...37.5N 68.1W
ABOUT 405 MI...650 KM NNW OF BERMUDA
ABOUT 545 MI...875 KM SSW OF HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 45 DEGREES AT 23 MPH...37 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB...29.74 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 PM AST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 37.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 68.1 WEST. BERTHA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 23 MPH...37 KM/H. THIS GENERAL
MOTION WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND
BERTHA IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A POST-TROPICAL OR EXTRATROPICAL
CYCLONE ON WEDNESDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...
220 KM...PRIMARILY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY BERTHA WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE COASTS
OF NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THESE SWELLS ARE
LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS.
PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM AST.

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FORECASTER BROWN